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blind

adjective
  1. unable or unwilling to perceive or understand
    “I was blind to my lover's faults.”
  2. not based on reason or evidence
    “They acted out of blind hatred, without any reasonable motivation.”
    unreasoning
  3. unable to see
    “I was born blind, but since then I've been able to adjust and live an extremely happy life.”
    unsighted
noun
  1. a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
    “They had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet.”
    screen
  2. a hiding place sometimes used by hunters, especially duck hunters
    “They waited impatiently in the blind from sunrise to lunch.”
  3. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
    subterfuge
  4. people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
    “I spent hours reading to the blind.”
verb
  1. to make dim by comparison or conceal
    “Darkness blinds the sky.”
    dim
  2. to make blind by putting the eyes out
    “The criminals were punished and blinded.”
  3. to render unable to see
    “The flash of light will blind those looking directly at it.”