blindfolding
Blocking someone's sight
Blindfolding is covering someone's eyes to prevent them from seeing—with a cloth, bandana, or similar material.
The practice appears in children's games like pin the tail on the donkey, in kidnapping scenarios, and in sexual play where sensory deprivation heightens other sensations: The blindfolding was part of the ritual.
Total absence of light
- sightlessUnable to perceive visually
- visionlessLacking the ability to see
- sensory deprivationBlocking all external stimuli
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
sound · taste test · wine tasting · trust · vulnerability · meditation · awareness · perception
Protect by overlaying
- maskFace-worn concealment
- veilFabric that obscures
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
- obscureUnknown to most
hide · screen · shield · curtain · hood · cloth · bandana · scarf
Confidence in another
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
roleplay · consent · sensory play · surprise · heightened · touch · teasing · erotic
Deliberate backward collapse into waiting arms
- pin the tailBlindfolded attachment game
- piñataHollow figure hiding sweets
- party gameSocial gathering entertainment
- Marco PoloMedieval Venetian who reached China
surprise · guessing · spinning · disorientation · hide and seek · trust exercise · team building · icebreaker
darkness
Total absence of light
- sightlessUnable to perceive visually
- visionlessLacking the ability to see
- sensory deprivationBlocking all external stimuli
touch · sound · taste test · wine tasting · trust · vulnerability · meditation · awareness · perception · disorientation
cover
Protect by overlaying
obscure · hide · screen · shield · curtain · hood · cloth · bandana · scarf · fabric
trust
Confidence in another
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
- anticipationState of awaiting something
surrender · roleplay · consent · sensory play · surprise · heightened · touch · teasing · erotic · bedroom
trust fall
Deliberate backward collapse into waiting arms
- pin the tailBlindfolded attachment game
- piñataHollow figure hiding sweets
- party gameSocial gathering entertainment
Marco Polo · surprise · guessing · spinning · disorientation · hide and seek · trust exercise · team building · icebreaker · birthday party
kidnapping
Unlawful seizure of person
gag · bound · tied · ransom · interrogation · prisoner · detention · hood · execution · torture
hoodwink
Trick into false belief
fool · trick · bamboozle · beguile · delude · bluff · con · manipulate · obfuscate · distract
- initiation ritesrite of passage, initiation rite, walkabout, tribal initiation, puberty rites
blindfoldingunveiling
Act of first revealing
unmasking · uncovering · revealing · exposing · opening someone's eyes
blindfoldingenlightening
Providing new understanding
illuminating · revealing · disclosing · eye-opening · bringing to light
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