Blindside

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  blindside \blindside\, v. t.
     to attack a person from his {blind side}; metaphorically, to
     give a person an unpleasant suprise. He had completed his
     plan to develop a new office building, but was blindsided by
     the sudden drop in real estate values.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  blindside
       v 1: catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences; "The
            economic downturn blindsided many investors"
       2: attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked
          person's view is obstructed