blindside

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verb

blind·​side ˈblīn(d)-ˌsīd 

blindsided; blindsiding; blindsides

transitive verb

1

: to hit, strike, or tackle (someone who is facing in another direction) suddenly and very hard : to attack (someone) from their blind side

blindsided the quarterback

2

: to surprise (someone) unpleasantly see usage paragraph at blind entry 1

blind side

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noun

1

: the side away from which one is looking

2

: the side on which one that is blind in one eye cannot see

Examples of blindside in a Sentence

Verb

The quarterback was blindsided just as he was about to throw a pass.

We were all blindsided by the news of her sudden death.

Noun

He was hit on his blind side.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The day after Slater filed for divorce, Jay spoke to Page Six about the globally famous, multi-hyphenate celebrity and suggested that her husband had blindsided her with their romance. —Martha Ross, Mercury News, 9 June 2026

The six-part series follows ordinary people blindsided by manipulators who know exactly how to weaponize tenant protections and turn the legal system against the very people it's supposed to protect. —Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026

Noun

Rasheed Walker continued to get the bulk of the starting reps at left tackle, while first-round pick Monroe Freeling worked almost exclusively with the second-team group on the blind side. —Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026

Below, Warren Zaire-Emery feigns a run towards his own goal to get on the blind side of a forward. —Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1950, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for blindside

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied

Medical Definition

blind side

noun

: the side on which one who is blind in one eye cannot see