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blinded

  • past participle
    of blind.
    blind
    adjective
    unable to see; having severely impaired or absolutely no sense of sight; sightless.
  • past tense form
    of blind.
    blind
    adjective
    unable to see; having severely impaired or absolutely no sense of sight; sightless.

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Being so empathetic toward one set of people that you are blinded to everyone else, she has written, “isn’t just misguided, it’s evil.”

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

But in another alteration, Damon’s Odysseus fires an arrow into the already blinded Cyclops’ eye as he escapes, giving the monster’s father, Poseidon, a new reason to make his journey home miserable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

The risk was especially high at night and in poor weather, when they were blinded by the glare of headlights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

Under the cover of darkness, the street artist erected a statue on a plinth showing a besuited man walking forward, blinded by a flag covering his face.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

Because it was half blinded by the day, and because he had called it, Ged saw it before it saw him.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin