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word blindness

noun



word blindness

noun

  1. the nontechnical name for alexia dyslexia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈword-ˌblind, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of word blindness1

First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences

Occlusion of the left posterior cerebral artery causes extensive softening of the occipital lobe and produces pure word blindness.

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