Standard Lemma guide

blinded

adj · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK, US: /ˈblaɪn.dɪd/
  • UK, US: /ˈblaɪn.dəd/
  • Australian: /ˈblɑɪn.dɪd/
  • CMU ARPABET: B L AY1 N D IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Deprived of sight; thus:

Deprived of sight in a way that is or may be permanent, by damage to the eyes or brain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • blinded by perinatal vertical transmission of gonorrhea

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blind, sightless

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Deprived of sight; thus:

Deprived of sight temporarily, by being either dazzled or blindfolded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • blinded by the light

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dazzled, blindfolded

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Lacking intellectual discernment, as for example because of greed or stupidity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Willingly prevented from knowing certain information that, were it known, might bias an outcome or decision (either consciously or unconsciously).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: masked, blind

Antonyms: nonblinded, open-label

Narrower terms: single-blind, double-blind, triple-blind

5

adj

Meaning 5

Covered by blinds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • blinded windows

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adj

Meaning 6

Displaying a particular destination or route number on the blinds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The bus was blinded for route 100 to the city centre.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

simple past and past participle of blind

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

deprived of sight

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

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