blind

adjective

blinder; -est

unable to see

a blind person

He was born blind.

She is blind in one eye. [=she can see with one of her eyes but not with the other]

She went blind [=she became unable to see] at age 67. - see also color-blind

unable to notice or judge something - usually + to

He is blind to his son's faults.

Each party was blind to the other's concerns.

a usually disapproving :accepting the actions or decisions of someone or something without any questions or criticism

blind loyalty/allegiance/obedience

I'm not sure blind faith [=unquestioning belief] in our leaders is wise.

b - used to describe strong emotions that make someone unable to think clearly or to act reasonably

a blind fury/rage

done in a way that prevents participants, judges, etc., from seeing or knowing certain things that might influence them

a blind taste test [=a test in which people taste something without knowing what it is, who made it, etc.]

a blind clinical trial for the new medicine

blind auditions - see also blind date, double-blind

difficult for a driver to see

a blind driveway/drive

a blind curve - see also blind spot

(as) blind as a bat

informal :unable to see well at all :having very poor vision

Without glasses I'm blind as a bat.

love is blind

xem love

not a blind bit

Brit informal :not even a very small amount :not the slightest bit

I told them what I wanted, but they didn't take a blind bit of notice. [=they didn't notice at all; they did not listen to me]

It does not make a blind bit of difference what you do. [=it does not matter at all what you do]

the blind

blind people :people who are not able to see

The agency provides assistance to the blind.

The expression the blind leading the blind is used informally to describe a situation in which someone who is not sure about how to do something is helping another person who also is not sure about how to do it.

I'll try to help, but it's the blind leading the blind because I've never done this before either.

turn a blind eye

to ignore a problem instead of dealing with it

Corruption in the police force is rampant, but authorities are turning a blind eye. - often + to

Colleges can't afford to turn a blind eye to alcohol abuse.

verb

blinds; blinded; blinding

[+ obj] to cause (someone) to be unable to see :to make (someone) blind

The accident blinded me in one eye. = The accident left me blinded in one eye.

She was blinded as a child in a terrible fire.

to cause (someone) to be unable to see for a short time

I was blinded by the sun as I came around the corner.

to cause (someone) to be unable to think clearly or to act reasonably

He was blinded by love. - often + to

Greed blinds them to everything except money. [=greed causes them to think and care about only money]

noun

plural blinds

[count] :something that is used to cover a window from the inside of a room especially; :a roll of cloth or plastic that is hung at the top of a window and pulled down over the window - usually plural

Raise/lower/open/close the blinds.

[count] US :a place where hunters hide from animals while they are hunting