blindness
Total vision loss
Blindness is the condition of being unable to see—complete or near-complete loss of vision.
The word extends to metaphorical failure to perceive or understand: His blindness to her feelings hurt them both.
Willful blindness describes choosing not to acknowledge uncomfortable truths.
Color blindness is inability to distinguish certain colors.
Love is blind suggests affection overlooks flaws.
Complete absence of light
- voidWithout legal effect
- darknessTotal absence of light
- obscurityState of being unknown
- shadowLight blocked by object
pitch-black · lightlessness · unseeing · impenetrable · shroud · murk · night · eclipse
Inability to see
- retinopathyDisease of eye's photosensitive layer
- glaucomaPressure damages optic nerve
- cataractClouded eye lens
- trachomaBlinding bacterial eye infection
screen-reader · ophthalmology · optometry · rehabilitation · orientation · mobility
State of not knowing
- obliviousnessLack of awareness
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
- unconsciousnessComplete lack of awareness
insensibility · short-sightedness · narrow-mindedness · closed-mindedness · prejudice · bias · groupthink · self-deception
Lacking ability to cope
- dependenceState of needing another
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- navigationDetermining position and course
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
barrier · accessibility · accommodation · assistance · adaptation · resilience · independence · autonomy
blackness
Complete absence of light
shadow · pitch-black · lightlessness · unseeing · impenetrable · shroud · murk · night · eclipse
sightlessness
Inability to see
- retinopathyDisease of eye's photosensitive layer
- glaucomaPressure damages optic nerve
- cataractClouded eye lens
trachoma · screen-reader · ophthalmology · optometry · rehabilitation · orientation · mobility
unawareness
State of not knowing
- obliviousnessLack of awareness
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
unconsciousness · insensibility · short-sightedness · narrow-mindedness · closed-mindedness · prejudice · bias · groupthink · self-deception · delusion
helplessness
Lacking ability to cope
- dependenceState of needing another
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- navigationDetermining position and course
obstacle · barrier · accessibility · accommodation · assistance · adaptation · resilience · independence · autonomy · empowerment
- blindnesslow vision, vision loss, sightlessness, visual impairment, tunnel vision
- pet healthvet visit, checkup, checkups, vaccinations, rabies vaccination
- symptomsfever, headache, pain, nausea, rash
- afflictionsaffliction, ailment, disease, illness, malady
- eye problemscataracts, glaucoma, blurred vision, eye irritation, dry eyes
- health effectsillness, disease, injury, harm, damage
blindnesssight
Visual perception faculty
vision · sightedness · seeing · visual acuity · 20/20 vision
blindnessawareness
State of perceiving reality
insight · perception · consciousness · cognizance · clear-sightedness
blindnessshrewdness
Keen practical judgment
discernment · astuteness · perspicacity · judiciousness · acumen
- color blindnessInability to perceive hues
- colour blindnessDeficient hue perception
- snow blindnessUV-burned corneas from reflection
- night blindnessImpaired vision in darkness
- temporary blindnessBrief loss of vision
- face blindnessCannot distinguish individual countenances