Found 2 items, similar to blindside.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: blindside
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
English → English (gcide)
Definition: blindside
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.]