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blindside
[blahynd-sahyd]
verb (used with object)
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.
to attack critically where a person is vulnerable, uninformed, etc..
The president was blindsided by the press on the latest tax bill.
Word History and Origins
Origin of blindside1
Example Sentences
When Oscar winner Alex Gibney sent HBO Documentary Films executives an early cut of his new movie, “Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos,” he was blindsided by the feedback he received.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that the reports had blindsided her — she learned of it from news accounts — and that her government was seeking clarification from Washington.
News of son Garrison Brown’s suicide blindsided the core cast of “Sister Wives.”
Maybe you heard rumors of imminent layoffs, or maybe you were completely blindsided.
Ms Knowles said her consultant had been "blindsided" by her relapse, because the transplant had gone so well.
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