ablepsia
n. uncountablen. the inability to see or the loss of sight. It is a very formal or technical way to describe blindness.
n. the state of being unable to see or the loss of vision. Often used in medical or literary contexts as a more precise or archaic term for blindness.
The doctor diagnosed the patient with ablepsia after the eye exam.
In the ancient text, the hero is cursed with ablepsia as a punishment for his hubris.
The poet uses the metaphor of ablepsia to represent the protagonist's emotional detachment from the world around him, suggesting a blindness to the suffering of others.
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