blindness

cécité

État d’une personne qui ne peut pas voir.

En anglais simple : The condition of being unable to see.

• The disease can cause blindness.
• She uses a guide dog because of her blindness.
• Doctors hope to prevent blindness with early treatment.

Expressions courantes : total blindness, partial blindness, cause blindness

aveuglement

Fait de ne pas remarquer ou comprendre quelque chose d’important.

En anglais simple : A failure to notice or understand something important.

• Her blindness to the problem surprised me.
• Their blindness to injustice allowed it to continue.
• Willful blindness can lead to terrible decisions.

Comment l'utiliser : blindness to something (His blindness to the danger worried us.)

Synonymes : unawareness

Contraires : awareness

Expressions courantes : blindness to something, willful blindness, moral blindness