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Definition of blind adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

blind

adjective
 
 
/blaɪnd/
 
/blaɪnd/
(comparative blinder, superlative blindest)
Idioms
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  1.  
     not able to see
    • Doctors think he will go blind.
    • She went blind at the age of ten.
    • blind and partially sighted people
    • One of her parents is blind.
    • She has been legally blind since birth.
    • The accident left me blind in one eye.
    see also deaf-blindTopics Disabilityb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • be born
    • be registered (as)
    • …
    adverb
    • completely
    • totally
    • almost
    • …
    phrases
    • as blind as a bat
    • be blind in one eye
    See full entry
  2. the blind
     noun [plural] (old-fashioned) people who are blind
    • recorded books for the blind
    • guide dogs for the blind
    Most people now prefer not to say the blind because it suggests that all blind people are the same and the only important thing about them is their condition. You can use expressions such as blind people, visually impaired people or people with low vision instead.
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  3. blind (to something) not noticing or realizing something
    • She is blind to her best friend's faults.
    • I must have been blind not to realize the danger we were in.
    • They seem to be totally blind to reality.
    • The government is not blind to the fact that the national debt is increasing.
    Extra Examples
    • His own problems have made him completely blind to the sufferings of others.
    • Is the public wilfully blind to what is going on?
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • completely
    • totally
    • wilfully/​willfully
    • …
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  4. [usually before noun] (of strong feelings) seeming to be unreasonable, and accepted without question; seeming to be out of control
    • blind faith/obedience
    • It was a moment of blind panic.
  5. [usually before noun] (of a situation or an event) that cannot be controlled by reason
    • blind chance
    • the blind force of nature
  6. that a driver in a car cannot see, or cannot see around
    • a blind driveway
    • a blind bend/corner
    Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
  7. -blind
     that does not make a difference between people on the basis of the quality mentioned, or favour one group over another
    • In a piece of gender-blind casting, Hamlet is played by British actress Maxine Peake.
    • She is very suspicious of anyone who claims to be race-blind.
    see also colour-blind (2), need-blind
    8. Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German blind.
Idioms
(as) blind as a bat
  1. (humorous) not able to see well
    • She’s as blind as a bat without her glasses.
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the blind leading the blind
  1. a situation in which people with almost no experience or knowledge give advice to others who also have no experience or knowledgeTopics Suggestions and advicec2
love is blind
  1. (saying) when you love somebody, you cannot see their faults
not a blind bit/the blindest bit of…
  1. (British English, informal) not any
    • He didn't take a blind bit of notice of me (= he ignored me).
    • It won't make the blindest bit of difference (= it will make no difference at all).
turn a blind eye (to something)
  1. to pretend not to notice something bad that is happening, so you do not have to do anything about it
    • The authorities were either unaware of the problem or they turned a blind eye to it.
See blind in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee blind in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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