blindfold
Americanverb (used with object)
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to prevent or occlude sight by covering (the eyes) with a cloth, bandage, or the like; cover the eyes of.
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to impair the awareness or clear thinking of.
Don't let their hospitality blindfold you to the true purpose of their invitation.
noun
adjective
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with the eyes covered.
a blindfold test.
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rash; unthinking.
a blindfold denunciation before knowing the facts.
verb
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to prevent (a person or animal) from seeing by covering (the eyes)
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to prevent from perceiving or understanding
noun
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a piece of cloth, bandage, etc, used to cover the eyes
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any interference to sight
adjective
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having the eyes covered with a cloth or bandage
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chess not seeing the board and pieces
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rash; inconsiderate
Other Word Forms
- unblindfolded adjective
Etymology
Origin of blindfold
1520–30; alteration, by association with fold 1, of blindfell to cover the eyes, strike blind, Middle English blindfellen; blind, fell 2
Example Sentences
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Some are visible before one puts on the blindfold.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
One woman I interviewed remembered that while she was blindfolded, she was able to peek under her blindfold and see a tile pattern on the floor.
From Slate • Feb. 17, 2026
He spent his last days playing cards at the Magic Castle with magicians who - Booth notes - claimed they could beat Bux only if he didn't put on his blindfold.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023
“I bring out a bunch of blindfolds and give everyone the opportunity to dribble, then challenge them to do it with the blindfold on. They ask me questions. They become conscious of spacial awareness.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2023
After stepping out of the elevator, he was led down a corridor and into a large, bare, windowless room where guards removed his blindfold.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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