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blindsight

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The responsivity shown by some blind or partially blind people to visual stimuli of which they are not consciously aware.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: agnosopsia

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From blind + sight. Coined in a 1974 paper in the Lancet by Sanders et al.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 盲視 /盲视 (mángshì) — neurological phenomenon
  • French: vision aveugle — neurological phenomenon
  • German: Blindsehen — neurological phenomenon
  • Japanese: 盲視 (mōshi) — neurological phenomenon
  • Korean: 맹시(盲視) (maengsi) — neurological phenomenon