purblindness

/ˈpɜrblaɪndnəs/
noun
  1. The condition of having poor eyesight or being nearly blind.
    • With age, her purblindness worsened, and she needed stronger reading glasses.
    • His purblindness made it difficult to recognize faces from a distance.
    • The doctor diagnosed the patient with purblindness caused by cataracts.
  2. A lack of understanding, insight, or awareness; failure to notice important things.
    • Purblindness in leadership can cause an organization to miss obvious opportunities.
    • The company's purblindness to changing consumer tastes led to its decline.
    • His purblindness about his own weaknesses prevented him from improving.
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