blindside
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences
The economic downturn blindsided many investors
Types & categories
- surprise hypernym
Sense 2 verb
attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed
Types & categories
- assault hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | surprise |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | assault |