scotomization
/ˌskəʊtəmʌɪˈzeɪʃn/(also scotomisation) Psychology and Psychoanalysis
noun
The avoidance or denial of an undesirable reality through the creation of a mental ‘blind spot’.
Origin
1920s. From French scotomisation from scotome + -isation.
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