blindside
verb /ˈblaɪndsaɪd/
/ˈblaɪndsaɪd/
(North American English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they blindside | /ˈblaɪndsaɪd/ /ˈblaɪndsaɪd/ |
| he / she / it blindsides | /ˈblaɪndsaɪdz/ /ˈblaɪndsaɪdz/ |
| past simple blindsided | /ˈblaɪndsaɪdɪd/ /ˈblaɪndsaɪdɪd/ |
| past participle blindsided | /ˈblaɪndsaɪdɪd/ /ˈblaɪndsaɪdɪd/ |
| -ing form blindsiding | /ˈblaɪndsaɪdɪŋ/ /ˈblaɪndsaɪdɪŋ/ |
- blindside somebody to attack somebody from the direction where they cannot see you coming
- [usually passive] to give somebody an unpleasant surprise
- be blindsided (by something) Just when it seemed life was going well, she was blindsided by a devastating illness.