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face blindness

face blindness noun: the condition of prosopagnosia.

Noun

face blindness (uncountable)

  1. The condition of prosopagnosia.
    • Prosopagnosia, or face blindness, is a very real medical condition in which an afflicted individual is unable to distinguish facial characteristics of individuals, including friends, family, or even themselves.2012, Eric Pfeiffer, The Sideshow, link
    • Well that's what life is like for people who suffer from a mysterious condition called face blindness, or prosopagnosia, that can make it nearly impossible to recognize or identify faces.2012, 60 Minutes, Face Blindness: When everyone is a stranger, link

Questions about face blindness

What does face blindness mean?
Face blindness means the condition of prosopagnosia.
What part of speech is face blindness?
Face blindness is a noun.

Words near face blindness in the dictionary

  1. face
  2. face ague
  3. face artist
  4. face artists
  5. face as long as a fiddle
  6. face blindness
  7. face brick
  8. face bricks
  9. face button
  10. face buttons
  11. face cam

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