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night blindness

night blindness

3 4.7
Trouble seeing in low light or at night
  • noun
  • /naɪt ˈblaɪndnəs/
  • Specialized
: ceguera nocturna
  • The symptoms of retinitis pigmentosa are decreased acuity, photophobia, night blindness, and a progressive constriction of the visual field.
  • Diagnosed with night blindness

I think those RP people are just kind of most known for it and maybe are like quite common as far as the like causing night blindness situation goes.

Examples

  • Children who do not receive sufficient vegetables may suffer from night blindness, making it hard for them to see in low light.

  • As these cells slowly degenerate, people with retinitis pigmentosa develop night blindness and a gradual loss of peripheral vision.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Many soldiers there suffered from night blindness because they hadn't eaten enough vegetables.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Many soldiers in the region have developed night blindness due to a lack of vitamin A in their diet.

  • In rural areas, cases of night blindness have increased as a result of widespread vitamin A deficiency among the population.

Synonyms

nyctalopia
vsnight blindness
  • Specialized
9.9

A condition in which a person cannot see well in dim light or at night

is the general medical term for the same low light vision problem
moon blindness
vsnight blindness
  • Archaic
9.8

Poor sight at night in people and animals often caused by lack of vitamin A

is more specific to human dim light vision problems rather than animals

Antonyms

daylight vision
  • Specialized
4.0

Sight in bright light when the eye sees colors and fine detail

How Severe

night blindness
  • Specialized
3 4.7
night vision
11 3.8

Surface Forms

night blindness singular
night blindesses plural

Morphology

night + blindness

The meaning 'difficulty seeing in dim light' is directly and compositionally derived from 'night' (the period of darkness) + 'blindness' (loss or severe reduction of sight); there is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift. This straightforward compound follows common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Night blindness is a compound that joins night and blindness to paint a simple picture: someone who is 'blind' when the light is low. So, the term means 'difficulty seeing in dim light'.