What Does Blindsided Mean?

: to hit (someone who is facing in another direction)

suddenly and very hard

. : to surprise or shock (someone) in a very unpleasant way. blind side.

Is the term blindsided or Blindsighted?

When you are struck by surprise from an unexpected direction, you

are blindsided

, as if from your blind side. Do not be confused by the many punning titles using the deliberate misspelling “blindsighted” into using the latter spelling for this meaning.

Is Blindsided one word?

Blind side

is an open compound word, which is a word derived from two separate words used together. … Related words are blindsides, blindsided, blindsiding. Remember, when blind side is used as a noun it is an open compound word, and is spelled as two separate words with a space between them.

How do you use blindsided?

blindsighted or blindsided

To hit or attack (an opponent) from their blind side is

to blindside him

. The 2008 stock market crash blindsided many investors. “Blindsighted” is a misspelling. “Blindsided” is correct.

What’s another word for blindsided?

What does blindsided mean in a relationship?

By definition, to be blindsided means

to be attacked, hit on the back or while in another vulnerable position

. What that means while you’re dating is that you’re only capable of being blindsided by being a good partner.

What spirited means?

:

feeling or showing a cruel desire to cause harm or pain

. See the full definition for mean-spirited in the English Language Learners Dictionary. More from Merriam-Webster on mean-spirited. Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for mean-spirited.

What are the synonyms for naive?

• ignorant.
• innocent.
• simple.
• sincere.
• unsophisticated.
• aboveboard.
• artless.
• callow.

When you are blindsided by a breakup?

A blindside means

they are struggling with their own feelings

, and that often doesn’t even involve you. Without a doubt, blindside breakups are bad, and there’s never a reason for them or any closure.

Do not turn a blind eye meaning?

Deliberately overlook,

ignore

, as in She decided to turn a blind eye to her roommate’s goings-on.

What does blindsided mean in football?

Sports.

to tackle

, hit, or attack (an opponent) from the blind side: The quarterback was blindsided and had the ball knocked out of his hand. Informal. to attack critically where a person is vulnerable, uninformed, etc.: The president was blindsided by the press on the latest tax bill.

What is the synonym of blind?

visually impaired

, unsighted, sightless, visionless, unseeing. partially sighted. literary purblind. informal as blind as a bat. sighted.

Is blindsided hyphenated?

Remember, when blind side

is used as a noun

it is an open compound word, and is spelled as two separate words with a space between them. When blindside is used as a verb it is a closed compound word, and is spelled as two words joined together without any hyphen or space.

What’s the opposite of blindsided?

Opposite of to attack, especially by advancing suddenly and quickly.

retreat

.

retire

.

withdraw

.

flee

.

What is the opposite of unexpectedly?

Opposite of unexpectedly, typically

without warning

.

predictably

.

expectedly

.

unsurprisingly

.

inevitably

.

What is the synonym of ambush?

Synonyms for ambush.

ambuscade

, surprise. (also surprize), waylay.