blind spot
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5.3
- noun
- /blaɪnd spɑt/
- Informal
:
punto ciego
- Many people have a blind spot when it comes to recognizing their own biases in judgment.
- biases and blind spots
I have, you know, blind spots in my nature.
- I have, you know, blind spots in my nature.
- If we're not careful, we start to miss our own blind spots.
- So we have on the one side a blind spot to, to even looking in that direction.
- There's no doubt that he had considerable blind spots.
- May you have good friends to nourish you and to mirror your blind spots.
- So she's already like, you know, warning me of potential blind spots.
- And often I was asking questions that helped the company to see their blind spots or see our blind spots.
- But it, it just briefly is everyone has inherent strengths, weaknesses and blind spots.
- But that's of course because Americans are completely unable to see their own blind spots.
- So the ego does create blind spots, and the more blind spots you have, the more emotional limps you have.
- As white people, we have a lot to learn and unlearn, so do check your blind spots.
Examples
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And although they had the best intentions, these experts displayed significant blind spots about the obstacles the poor face.
Academic text (2014) -
Are you willing to adjust to the areas, the blind spots that your partner brings up?
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But there is this blind spot, you know, we are all victims.
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But he has like a huge blind spot on certain on, on certain issues.
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I think soon you will see that you do have a blind spot about your job.
Blog text (19) -
Some very smart people have a blind spot on this issue.
Blog text (20) -
Most members of the academic international relations community share this blind spot.
Academic text (1996) -
And yet we still maintain this tremendous blind spot for things like this.
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Generations of young people have arrived on campus carrying ugly biases or large blind spots.
Academic text (2016) -
I have often wondered why this gaping blind spot existed in some people's assessment of the facts.
Blog text (2)
Synonyms
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5.7
Not noticing or understanding something important
Antonyms
How Aware
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an area lacking awareness or understanding' is directly compositional from 'blind' (without perception) + 'spot' (a particular place), so a B1 learner who knows both words can reasonably infer the metaphorical extension to cognitive or perceptual gaps. This pattern is cross-linguistically common (e.g., Spanish 'punto ciego'), making the expression immediately accessible rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Blind spot is also used for thinking or feelings you do not notice. The idea is like the eye: a spot you 'cannot see' becomes a part of your mind you do not see or understand, so you miss or judge things wrong.