blindside
/ˈblaɪndsaɪd/ (bre, ipa) · [blˈaɪndsˌaɪd] /ˈblaɪndsaɪd/ (ame, ipa) · [blˈaɪndsˌaɪd] /ˈblīn(d)-ˌsīd/ (ame, mw)
blindside — verb
- blindsidepresent simple I / you / we / they
- blindsideshe / she / it
- blindsidedpast simple
- blindsiding-ing form
1. to shock someone with an unexpected event or piece of news that causes them harm
to shock someone with an unexpected event or piece of news that causes them harm or difficulty.
The company's sudden closure blindsided its employees, leaving hundreds without jobs.
active: [event] blindsided [person]
Lakshmi was blindsided when her manager cancelled the project she had spent all year developing.
passive: be blindsided by [event]
Investors were blindsided when the central bank raised interest rates without warning.
Haruto felt blindsided by the email telling him his application had been turned down.
The news of her father's illness blindsided Olivia during her final exams.
- shock
stronger and more general; shock can apply to good or bad news, while blindside is always negative
- catch off guard
less formal and can apply to any type of surprise, not just harmful ones
- astonish
implies great surprise but does not necessarily involve negative consequences
- expect
when you expect something, it cannot blindside you
文法句型
blindside + object
be blindsided + by + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive voice (be blindsided by something) when describing how someone was caught off guard by bad news.
2. to strike or tackle a person from a direction they are not facing, so that they
to strike or tackle a person from a direction they are not facing, so that they do not see the blow coming.
The defender blindsided the quarterback, forcing him to drop the ball.
sports context: blindsided in American football
An opposing player blindsided Ahmed with a tackle he never saw during the rugby final.
sports context: blindsided with a tackle from unseen direction
Ingrid was blindsided by a rugby player who charged at her from the left.
A masked man blindsided Andrés with a punch to the back of the head.
Felix was blindsided by a tackle during the rugby final and fell hard.
文法句型
blindside + object
用法筆記
Common in sports commentary, especially American football and rugby, where a tackle from a player's blind side can cause injury.