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 blind blind /ˈblaɪnd/

adjective

  1. () Unable to see  ( unsighted , blind )
    unable to see
     A person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision
    a person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision
  2. () Unable or unwilling to perceive or understand  ( blind )
    unable or unwilling to perceive or understand
     Blind to a lover's faults
    blind to a lover's faults
     Blind to the consequences of their actions
    blind to the consequences of their actions
  3. () Not based on reason or evidence  ( unreasoning , blind )
    not based on reason or evidence
     Blind hatred
    blind hatred
     Blind faith
    blind faith
     Unreasoning panic
    unreasoning panic

noun

  1. () People who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group  ( blind )
    people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
     He spent hours reading to the blind
    he spent hours reading to the blind
  2. () A protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight  ( blind , screen )
    a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
     They had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet
    they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet
  3. () A hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)  ( blind )
    a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
     He waited impatiently in the blind
    he waited impatiently in the blind
  4. Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity  ( blind , subterfuge )
    something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
     He wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge
    he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge
     The holding company was just a blind
    the holding company was just a blind

verb

  1. () Make blind by putting the eyes out  ( blind )
    make blind by putting the eyes out
     The criminals were punished and blinded
    The criminals were punished and blinded
  2. () Render unable to see  ( blind )
    render unable to see
  3. Make dim by comparison or conceal  ( blind , dim )
    make dim by comparison or conceal