Definition of "sideswiped" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of sideswipe. (verb)

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• "On the legislative front, there has been an increase in the number of bills introduced in Congress targeted specifically on Canadian exports, where previously we were being "sideswiped" by general legislation aimed at other targets."
• "Tammy Lynn Michaels feels "sideswiped" by her breakup"
• "She said a council member asked her to make a presentation, and she got "sideswiped" by the controversy."