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tunnel vision

[tuhn-l vizh-uhn]

noun

  1. a drastically narrowed field of vision, as in looking through a tube, symptomatic of retinitis pigmentosa.

  2. the tendency to look at things from only one point of view; prejudice or narrow-mindedness.

    All empires invariably produce a kind of tunnel vision.

  3. a fixation on only one objective, course of action, etc..

    These special interest groups operate with defiantly single-minded tunnel vision.



tunnel vision

noun

  1. a condition in which peripheral vision is greatly restricted

  2. narrowness of viewpoint resulting from concentration on a single idea, opinion, etc, to the exclusion of others

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • tunnel-visioned adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tunnel vision1

First recorded in 1940–45
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Admitting she's had "tunnel vision" about the set, fans in the New Music Tent were cheering her on with every song.

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She’s in a vertical relationship and she’s in tunnel vision and so no one would be able to stop her.

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For instance, it would be easy to get tunnel vision and focus on preparing for water scarcity, only to accidentally make a town more vulnerable to flooding in the process, Swain pointed out.

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Along with tribalism that encourages tunnel vision and an unwillingness to see or hear anything that doesn’t support the tribe’s position.

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“The crowd is screaming but you’re not hearing it, your senses shut down, tunnel vision happens, and all you can think of is, don’t mess this up.”

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What does tunnel vision mean?

Literally, tunnel vision is a term meaning that the edges of your vision are lost and only central focus remains, as if you were looking through a tunnel.Figuratively, it is a lack of perspective caused by intense focus on one object, leading to neglect of your surroundings and responsibilities or being closed off to other viewpoints.How do you pronounce tunnel vision?[ tuhn-l vizh-uhn ]

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