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English
Pronunciation
Verb
blinded
- simple past and past participle of blind
Adjective
blinded (not comparable)
- Deprived of sight; thus:
- Deprived of sight in a way that is or may be permanent, by damage to the eyes or brain.
blinded by perinatal vertical transmission of gonorrhea
- Synonyms: blind, sightless
- Deprived of sight temporarily, by being either dazzled or blindfolded.
blinded by the light
- Synonyms: dazzled, blindfolded
- Lacking intellectual discernment, as for example because of greed or stupidity.
- (sciences) Willingly prevented from knowing certain information that, were it known, might bias an outcome or decision (either consciously or unconsciously).
- Synonyms: masked, blind
- Antonyms: nonblinded, open-label
- Hyponyms: single-blind, double-blind, triple-blind
- Covered by blinds.
blinded windows
- (of a bus) Displaying a particular destination or route number on the blinds.
The bus was blinded for route 100 to the city centre.
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