parablepsia
noun
para·blep·sia
ˌparəˈblepsēə
variants or less commonly parablepsis or parablepsy
-epsə̇s
-epsē
plural parablepsias
-psēəz
or parablepses ˌ⸗⸗ˈblep(ˌ)sēz
or parablepsies ˈ⸗⸗ˌblepsēz
: false or distorted vision
Word History
Etymology
New Latin parablepsia (from para- entry 1 + Greek blepsis sight—from blepein to see + -sis —+ Latin -ia -y) & parablepsis, from para- entry 1 + Greek blepsis
- off the air
- off the bat
- off the beaten path
- off the beaten track
- off the boil
- off the bone
- off the books
- off the cuff
- off the dole
- off the drawing board
- off the grid
- off the ground
- off the handle
- off the hook
- off the mark
- off the pace
- off the premises
- off the record
- off the sauce
- off the schneid
- off the shelf
- off the table
- off the top of one's head
- off the wagon
- off the wall