blindside
Americanverb (used with object)
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Sports. to tackle, hit, or attack (an opponent) from the blind side.
The quarterback was blindsided and had the ball knocked out of his hand.
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to attack critically where a person is vulnerable, uninformed, etc..
The president was blindsided by the press on the latest tax bill.
Etymology
Origin of blindside
First recorded in 1970–75; verb use of noun phrase blind side
Example Sentences
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Still, new technologies have blindsided these firms before.
That gap is why many couples feel blindsided.
From MarketWatch
Pollock lines up at number eight as part of a reshaped back row that sees Ben Earl move to openside and Tom Curry come in at blindside.
From Barron's
But when he started mentioning it to other people, he realized they were about to be totally blindsided by an event of epic proportions.
But just six months later she was blindsided when her husband announced "seemingly out of nowhere" that he wanted a divorce.
From BBC
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