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blindsided

blindsided is the simple past and past participle of blindside.

Meaning of blindside

Verb

blindside (third-person singular simple present blindsides, present participle blindsiding, simple past and past participle blindsided)

  1. (transitive) To attack (a person) on their blind side.
    • The robbers crept out of the forest and blindsided the traveller.
  2. (figuratively, informal, transitive) To catch off guard; to take by surprise.
    • He had completed his plan to develop a new office building, but was blindsided by the sudden drop in real estate values.

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Questions about blindsided

What is blindsided the simple past and past participle of?
Blindsided is the simple past and past participle of blindside.

Words near blindsided in the dictionary

  1. blinds
  2. blinds with science
  3. blindside
  4. blindside flanker
  5. blindside flankers
  6. blindsided
  7. blindsider
  8. blindsiders
  9. blindsides
  10. blindsiding
  11. blindsidings

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