Definition of word blindness in US English:
word blindness
nounˈwərd ˌblīndnisˈwərd ˌblaɪndnɪs
less technical term for alexia, or (less accurately) for dyslexia
Example sentencesExamples
- Although unaffected in everyday life, he is the victim of a selective word blindness.
- The 32-year-old rugby star from Stirling suffered years of misery at school because of dyslexia, or word blindness, which some experts believe affects up to one in six people.
- When they mentioned the word blindness I didn't know what to feel or do.
- Dyslexia, word blindness, lacks of concentration and memory - all these improved dramatically.
- Back in Bradford she tutored groups of children after work in a bid to find a ‘cure’ for the word blindness.