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blindness

[blahynd-nis] / ˈblaɪnd nɪs /
NOUN
sightlessness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
amaurosis astigmatism cataracts darkness presbyopia
WEAK
anopsia purblindness typhlosis
Antonyms
WEAK
sight sightedness


Example Sentences

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Tatel is legally blind and seemingly feared that the justice would act with factual blindness.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

One of our lifelong participants, despite total blindness, is graduating from the University of Miami Frost School of Music and transitioning on full scholarship to the University of Miami School of Law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Kevin said people often suffered from "plant blindness" where the benefits to the environment, and society itself, are overlooked.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Over time, it can lead to serious complications, including nerve damage, blindness, coma, and even death.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

Yet in 1924 a member of the third British expedition, Edward Felix Norton, reached an elevation of 28,126 feet—just 900 feet below the summit—before being defeated by exhaustion and snow blindness.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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