Blinding — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

render unable to see

make blind by putting the eyes out

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈændəlstˌɪks/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɒmeɪts/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɒmeɪts/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈændəlstˌɪks/.

Examples

The criminals were punished and blinded
the blazing sun
blinding headlights

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glaring dim glary fulgent blind blazing dazzling

Parts of Speech

verb	render unable to see
verb	make blind by putting the eyes out “The criminals were punished and blinded”
verb	make dim by comparison or conceal
adjective	shining intensely “the blazing sun”

Word Forms

blinder	noun	blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
blind	noun	people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Blendung

Rendern kann nicht gesehen werden

🇫🇷French

aveuglant

rendre incapable de voir

🇪🇸Spanish

cegador

hacer incapaz de ver

🇮🇹Italian

accecante

rendere incapace di vedere

🇳🇱Dutch

verblindend

maken dat je niet meer kunt zien

🇵🇹Portuguese

cegante

tornar incapaz de ver

🇷🇺Russian

ослепляющий

сделать невозможным видеть

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चकाचौंध

देखने में असमर्थ होना

🇧🇩Bengali

অন্ধ

দেখতে অক্ষম রেন্ডার

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்மூடித்தனமான

பார்க்க முடியாமல் விடாது

🇮🇳Telugu

అంధత్వం

చూడలేక రెండర్

🇮🇳Marathi

आंधळे करणे

पाहण्यास अक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંધ

જોવા માટે અસમર્થ રેન્ડર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುರುಡುತನ

ನೋಡಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അന്ധത

കാണാൻ കഴിയുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਨ੍ਹਾ ਕਰਨਾ

ਦੇਖਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਮਰੱਥ ਰੈਂਡਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

اندھا کرنا

دیکھنے کے قابل نہیں ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

致盲

渲染看不到

🇯🇵Japanese

目がくらむ

レンダリングすると表示されなくなります

🇰🇷Korean

눈이 멀다

볼 수 없게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chói mắt

làm cho không thể nhìn thấy

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้ไม่เห็น

ทำให้ไม่สามารถมองเห็นได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

membutakan

membuat tidak dapat melihat

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakabulag

render hindi makita

🇲🇾Malay

membutakan mata

menyebabkan tidak dapat melihat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المسببة للعمى

جعل غير قادر على الرؤية

🇮🇷Persian

کور کردن

رندر قادر به دیدن نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

kör edici

göremez hale getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

סִנווּר

render לא מסוגל לראות

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