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ceguera

blindness

noun seh-GEH-rah Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: From ciego (blind) + -era, from Latin caecus.

Usage Note

Ceguera refers to both clinical blindness and, figuratively, a willful or emotional inability to see the truth: ceguera voluntaria (willful blindness) is a legal concept. The adjective ciego (blind) also appears in punto ciego (blind spot) and a ciegas (blindly, in the dark).

Examples

"La ceguera no le impidió llevar una vida plena."

Natural Translation

Blindness did not prevent him from living a full life.

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