blind
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- sightless, eyeless, unseeing, unsighted, visionless
- unaware of, careless, heedless, ignorant, inattentive, inconsiderate, indifferent, insensitive, oblivious, unconscious of
- unreasoning, indiscriminate, prejudiced
[noun]
Synonyms:
- cover, camouflage, cloak, façade, feint, front, mask, masquerade, screen, smoke screen

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Contrasted words: seeing, sighted, keen, sharp
Related Idioms: blind as a bat
Related Words: dim-sighted, purblind, short-sighted, blindish, blindfolded, unseeing

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English Thesaurus: see, look at somebody/something, notice, spot, catch sight of/catch a glimpse of, ...

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I. blind¹ S2 W3 /blaɪnd/ adjective
[Language: Old English]

1. UNABLE TO SEE
a) unable to see ⇒ colour-blind, visually impaired, handicapped:
a school for blind children
the needs of blind people
totally/completely/almost/partially blind
She’s almost blind in her right eye.
He was slowly going blind (=becoming blind).
Beverley was born blind.
b) the blind [plural] people who are unable to see:
talking books for the blind
c) as blind as a bat unable to see well – used humorously:
I’m as blind as a bat without my glasses.
d) blind with tears/rage/pain etc unable to see because of tears, pain, or a strong emotion ⇒ blindly:
She screamed at him, her eyes blind with tears.

2. be blind to something to completely fail to notice or realize something ⇒ blindly:
International companies are all too often blind to local needs.
He was totally blind to the faults of his children.

3. turn a blind eye (to something) to deliberately ignore something that you know should not be happening:
Teachers were turning a blind eye to smoking in school.

4. not take/pay a blind bit of notice British English informal to completely ignore what someone does or says, especially in a way that is annoying:
He never pays a blind bit of notice to what his staff tell him.

5. not make a blind bit of difference British English informal used to emphasize that whatever someone says or does will not change the situation at all:
Try and talk to her if you want, but I don’t think it’ll make a blind bit of difference.

6. FEELINGS
a) blind faith/prejudice/obedience etc strong feelings that someone has without thinking about why they have them – used to show disapproval:
Blind faith sent thousands of people to a pointless war.
a story about blind loyalty
b) blind panic/rage strong feelings of fear or anger that you cannot control:
In a moment of blind panic, she had pulled the trigger and shot the man dead.
Blind rage took hold of him.

7. ROAD blind bend/corner a corner in a road that you cannot see beyond when you are driving

8. the blind leading the blind used to say that people who do not know much about what they are doing are guiding or advising others who know nothing at all

9. AIRCRAFT blind flying is when you use only instruments to fly an aircraft because you cannot see through cloud, mist etc
—blindness noun

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II. blind² verb [transitive]

1. to make it difficult for someone to see for a short time:
For a moment, I was blinded by the glare of headlights coming towards me.
The dust choked and blinded him.
Blinded by tears, I walked towards the door.

2. to make someone lose their good sense or judgment and be unable to see the truth about something:
He should have known better, but he was blinded by his own wants.
blind somebody to something
Children’s bad behaviour should not blind us to their need for love.
His single-minded determination to win the war is blinding him to other dangers.

3. to permanently destroy someone’s ability to see:
He had been blinded in an explosion.

4. blind somebody with science to confuse or trick someone by using complicated language
⇒ effing and blinding at eff(1)

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III. blind³ noun

1. (also (window) shade American English) [countable] a covering, especially one made of cloth, that can be rolled up and down to cover a window inside a building:
The blinds were drawn (=pulled down) to protect the new furniture from the sun.
open/pull down/draw the blinds ⇒ roller blind, Venetian blind

2. [countable] American English a small shelter where you can watch birds or animals without being seen by them Synonym : hide British English

3. [singular] a trick or excuse to stop someone from discovering the truth

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IV. blind⁴ adverb
blind drunk British English informal extremely drunk
⇒ rob somebody blind at rob(3), ⇒ swear blind at swear(3)

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blind
adj.
I. unable to see
VERBS be, be born | be registered (as) | go She went blind at the age of ten.
make sb
ADV. totally | almost, virtually | partially
PHRASES as blind as a bat, be blind in one eye/in both eyes He is almost blind in one eye.

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blind
II. blind to sth: not willing to notice/admit sth
VERBS be, seem | become | make sb
ADV. completely, totally His own problems have made him completely blind to the sufferings of others.

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blind
noun
ADJ. roller, venetian
VERB + BLIND open, pull up, raise | close, draw, lower, pull down
PREP. through a/the ~ She saw a shadowy figure through the blind.

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blind
verb
ADV. almost, nearly The strong light almost blinded him.
momentarily, temporarily

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blind
adjective
1.
BAD: Some people become blind with the disease.
GOOD: Some people go blind with the disease.

Usage Note:
go blind (not become ): 'When I couldn't see anything, I thought I'd gone blind.'

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2.
BAD: Usually he just keeps a blind eye and lets them carry on.
GOOD: Usually he just turns a blind eye and lets them carry on.

Usage Note:
turn a blind eye (to sth ) = pretend not to notice something: 'The government prefers to turn a blind eye to these activities.'

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see to notice something with your eyes, usually without planning to. Also used when saying that you watched a particular programme, film, game etc:
Have you seen my keys anywhere?
Did you see the basketball game last night?
look at somebody/something to keep your eyes pointed toward someone or something, especially someone or something that is not moving:
I looked at the map.
She was looking at him in a strange way.
notice to see something interesting or unusual:
I noticed a police car outside their house.
spot to suddenly see something, especially something you are looking for:
Nick spotted the advertisement in the paper.
catch sight of/catch a glimpse of (also glimpse formal) to suddenly see someone or something for a short time, usually not clearly:
I caught sight of him in the hotel lobby, and followed him out the door.
He glimpsed her face as she went into the courtroom.
make out somebody/something to see something, but only with difficulty:
Ahead, I could just make out the figure of a woman.
witness to see something happen, especially a crime or an accident:
The police are asking anyone who witnessed the attack to come forward.
observe formal to see and pay attention to something:
Officers observed him driving at 100 mph.
sight especially written to suddenly see something or someone from a long distance, especially when you have been looking for a long time:
The missing boys were sighted by a rescue helicopter.
The crew finally sighted land.
blind unable to see anything:
She has been blind from birth.
partially-sighted not able to see things very well, although not completely blind:
Good lighting can be very important for partially sighted people.
visually handicapped/impaired completely blind or not able to see very much – used especially in official reports, forms etc:
a special school for visually impaired children

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blind
blaɪnd
See: fly blind

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