figural blindness
- noun
- /ˈfɪɡjərəl ˈblaɪndnəs/
- Specialized
:
ceguera figural
- After his stroke, the neurologist diagnosed him with figural blindness because he could not perceive shapes or patterns.
Examples
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Patients with figural blindness may see colors or lights but struggle to recognize objects by their outlines.
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The study explored rehabilitation methods for those experiencing figural blindness following traumatic brain injury.
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After his stroke, the neurologist diagnosed him with figural blindness when he was unable to identify simple geometric patterns.
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Patients with figural blindness struggle to identify objects.
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He was diagnosed with figural blindness last year.
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Patients with figural blindness might see colors, yet they fail to recognize familiar objects due to their inability to see outlines.
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The research focused on therapies designed for individuals with figural blindness as a result of brain injuries.
Synonyms
A condition where a person can see but cannot identify objects or faces
Antonyms
How Visuospatial
- Specialized
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- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
figural + blindness
If a learner knows 'figural' (relating to figures or shapes) and 'blindness' (loss of sight), the compound 'figural blindness' is directly interpretable as inability to perceive shapes; it follows a regular adjective + noun composition. Although 'figural' is less frequent, the semantic combination is predictable and cross-linguistically plausible, so the meaning is transparent to someone who knows the constituents.
Etymology
Figural blindness comes from the words figural meaning 'shape' or 'figure' and blindness meaning 'not being able to see'. It describes when a person can see color or light but cannot notice the outlines of objects, so the name literally means being 'blind' to 'figures' or shapes.