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blindside

/ˈblaɪndsaɪd/verb

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अचानक चकित करना, बेख़बरी में वार करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb informal, especially AmE

    to attack somebody from the side where they cannot see you coming; to surprise somebody in a way that is unpleasant

    अचानक चकित करना, बेख़बरी में वार करना

    • The sudden policy change blindsided the students.

    Synonyms surprise catch off guard ambush take unawares stun

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

surprise catch off guard ambush take unawares stun

AaSpelling

blind·side

?Which word?

Keep the surprise words together: blindside, catch off guard (surprise somebody who is not prepared), catch unawares, ambush (attack suddenly from a hidden place), wrong-foot (put somebody in an unexpected difficult position).

चकित करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: blindside, catch off guard (अतैयार को चकित करना), catch unawares, ambush (छिपी जगह से अचानक हमला), wrong-foot (किसी को अप्रत्याशित कठिन स्थिति में डालना)।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: blindsided means taken completely by surprise in an unpleasant way ('I was blindsided by the news').

प्रयोग में blindsided का अर्थ अप्रिय ढंग से पूरी तरह चकित होना है ('I was blindsided by the news')।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

A blind spot (an area you cannot see; a subject you do not understand).

Collocation 'a blind spot' (जो क्षेत्र दिख न सके; जो विषय समझ न आए)।