Definition
The act of covering someone's eyes with cloth or material to prevent them from seeing; metaphorically, preventing someone from understanding or perceiving the truth.
Etymology
Present participle of 'blindfold,' which originated in the 16th century from 'blind' plus 'fold' (to cover or wrap). Originally used in execution and military contexts, it expanded metaphorically.
Kelly Says
Blindfolding appears throughout history in everything from child's games to judicial executions to magic tricks. It's one of humanity's oldest props for controlling perception, which makes it perfect for metaphors about ignorance and deception.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አይነት ዓይን
ay-net ay-n
BNবাংলা
অন্ধ করো
ondh kor-o
DADansk
blindle
b-lin-dle
DEDeutsch
blenden
bleen-den
FAفارسی
کورکردن
koor-kar-den
FRFrançais
aveugler
av-gle-r
GUGU
બળદી માછલી
bol-dee maachli
HAHA
kifi masu
ki-fi ma-su
HEעברית
להטיל עיוורון
le-hit-il ey-vuro-n
HIहिन्दी
अंधा करना
and-ha kar-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
membutakan
mem-bu-ta-kan
IGIG
nkwu n'ala
nkwu n'ala
ITItaliano
cecare
che-care
JA日本語
目隠しをする
me-kakushi wo suru
KKKK
көрмеген балық
kor-me-gen ba-lyq
KMKM
ស្ងួតត្រី
sngwoat trey
KO한국어
눈을 가리다
nun-eul ga-ri-da
MSBahasa Melayu
membutakan
mem-bu-ta-kan
MYမြန်မာ
မောင်ကြီး
maung-gyi
NLNederlands
blinden
b-lin-den
PLPolski
ślepić
sh-le-pitsh
PTPortuguês
cegar
seh-gar
RUРусский
слепить
s-le-pit
SVSvenska
blinda
b-lin-da
SWKiswahili
kuzimu
ku-zi-mu
TAதமிழ்
மூட நெறி
mood-na ne-ri
TEతెలుగు
బ్లైండ్ చేయడం
blaynd che-ya-dam
TLTL
ipikit ng mata
i-pi-kit ng ma-ta
TRTürkçe
kör etmek
kör e-k
UKУкраїнська
сліпити
s-li-pit-y
URاردو
اندھائی کرنا
andhai kar-na
YOYO
ẹ̀yà àgbà
eh-ya ag-ba
ZUZU
izinyoka ezimbi
i-zi-nyo-ka e-zim-bi