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tunnel vision

tun·nel vi·sion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tuhn-l vizh-uh n]
    • /ˈtʌn l ˈvɪʒ ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tuhn-l vizh-uh n]
    • /ˈtʌn l ˈvɪʒ ən/

Definitions of tunnel vision words

  • noun tunnel vision a drastically narrowed field of vision, as in looking through a tube, symptomatic of retinitis pigmentosa. 1
  • noun tunnel vision an extremely narrow or prejudiced outlook; narrow-mindedness. 1
  • noun tunnel vision narrow-minded view 1
  • noun tunnel vision inability to see what is not directly in front 1
  • uncountable noun tunnel vision If you suffer from tunnel vision, you are unable to see things that are not straight in front of you. 0
  • uncountable noun tunnel vision If you say that someone has tunnel vision, you disapprove of them because they are concentrating completely on achieving a particular aim, and do not notice or consider all the different aspects of what they are doing. 0
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Origin of tunnel vision

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Tunnel vision

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Tunnel vision

tunnel vision popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tunnel vision usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tunnel vision

noun tunnel vision

  • fixed idea — a persistent or obsessing idea, often delusional, that can, in extreme form, be a symptom of psychosis.
  • hang up — the way in which a thing hangs.
  • monomania — (no longer in technical use) a psychosis characterized by thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas.
  • hangup — Alternative spelling of hang-up.
All 4 Synonyms of tunnel vision

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