red-green color blindness
- noun
- /rɛd-ɡrin ˈkoʊlər ˈblaɪndnəs/
:
daltonismo rojo-verde
- Many art teachers provide special resources for students with red-green color blindness.
Examples
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People with red-green color blindness may have trouble telling if a traffic light is red or green.
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Genetic testing can confirm if someone has red-green color blindness.
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Don't worry, red-green color blindness is not a serious condition.
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Is red-green color blindness common among men?
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Some people with red-green color blindness struggle to tell the difference between ripe and unripe tomatoes.
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Many individuals with red-green color blindness may not see traffic lights clearly, which can affect their driving.
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Activities like choosing ripe fruits can be challenging for those who have red-green color blindness.
Synonyms
1
3.7
Not able to tell some colors, often red and green
A vision problem that makes red and green look similar
A condition that makes it hard to see the difference between red and green colors
A reduced ability to see red light that makes people confuse red and green
A condition that makes it hard to tell green from red or purple
Trouble telling red from similar colors like purple
A condition that makes green look like red
A problem where a person cannot tell some colors apart, often red and green
A condition where a person sees colors with only two types of cells, making red and green hard to tell
A color vision problem where a person sees only two colors and uses two types of light to match others
A condition in which a person sees colors using only two kinds of light instead of three
A condition where a person sees fewer colors and often confuses red and green
A vision condition where a person can match any colour using only two colours of light instead of three
How Color-Sensitive
- US
1
2.5
- US
1
3.7
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'red-green' specifies the hues involved and 'color blindness' names the condition of difficulty distinguishing colors, so a learner who knows the constituent words can infer it refers to difficulty telling red from green. This construction is a straightforward modifier + noun compound and has clear cross-linguistic parallels, making it immediately understandable to B1 learners.
Etymology
Red-green color blindness comes from how some eyes see color: people with this condition have trouble telling red and green apart. So the name simply describes the condition — 'difficulty telling red from green'.