red-blind

8.2

Cannot tell the color red from green

adjective
/rɛd blaɪnd/

Specialized

: daltónico

Because he is red-blind, he cannot tell the difference between red and green traffic lights.

Examples

The doctor explained that red-blind individuals often struggle with identifying red objects.
The test identified several red-blind individuals in the group of volunteers.
Certain genetic mutations are known to cause people to become red-blind.
He is red-blind.
She is red-blind!
Because he is red-blind, he cannot distinguish between red and bluish-green colors.
During the color vision test, he learned that he was red-blind and could not see red clearly.

Synonyms

colorblind

vsred-blind

Specialized

1 3.6

Not able to see some colors or tell them apart

is specific to red rather than a general inability with multiple colors

protanopic

vsred-blind

Specialized

9.9

Not able to see red or tell red from green because of a type of color blindness

is the everyday descriptive term rather than the technical diagnostic label

Surface Forms

red-blind positive

Morphology

red-blind = red + blind (semi-transparent) = red + blind

While the components 'red' and 'blind' are clear, the specific meaning related to color vision deficiency is specialized and not immediately obvious.

Etymology

Red-blind comes from the two parts red ('the color red') and blind ('unable to see'). So, red-blind means a person who cannot see or tell the color red, like a specific kind of color-blind person.