blindfold
Having the eyes covered so as to obscure visionHaving the eyes covered so as to obscure vision
» I was blindfolded.
Мені зав'язали очі.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Having the eyes covered so as to obscure vision
(not comparable)Thoughtless; reckless.
- wearing a blindfold
Examples
61 sentencesI was blindfolded.
Мені зав'язали очі. — deniko
Tom took the blindfold off Mary.
ruТом снял повязку с глаз Мэри. — odexed
Tom says he can do that blindfolded.
I was blindfolded, so I couldn't see anything.
Since he hadn't been blindfolded, Tom was able to identify his kidnappers.
Origin
From Middle English blyndefolde, blyndfuld, blynfold, blindfeld, blindfelt, yblynfeld, varFrom Middle English blyndefolde, blyndfuld, blynfold, blindfeld, blindfelt, yblynfeld, variants of y-blyndfalled, blyndfelled, etc. ("stricken blind, blindfolded"), past participle of Middle English blindfellen (“to strike blind”), from blind (“to blind”) and fellen (“to fell”), equivalent to blind + felled. Later influenced by the unrelated verb fold.
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- wearing a blindfold:blindfolded