单词 | mind-blindness |
释义 | mind-blindness/ˈmʌɪndˌblʌɪn(d)nɪs/noun 1 Generally. An inability or refusal to acknowledge or accept evidence; lack of understanding. rare. 2 Medicine. The inability to recognize objects by sight, caused by lesions of certain parts of the cerebral cortex; visual agnosia. Also called psychic blindness. Now historical. 3 Psychology. An inability to recognize, understand, or interpret mental states (thoughts, beliefs, intentions, etc.) in oneself or others, attributed to persons with autism and related disorders. OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Rutherford (c1600–1661), Church of Scotland minister and political theorist. From mind + blindness. |
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