blind spot
a subject which someone is unable (or unwilling) to see or understand
TRANSLATION
blind spot = blinder Fleck blind spot = toter Winkel --- GOOGLE INDEX blind spot: approximately 2,200,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Investors could get caught out by a blind spot in their research as some of the riskiest funds are made to look like the best long-term bets due to a data anomaly.
(Financial Times)
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Our test car was fitted with the $5000 driver support package that includes front and rear parking sensors, BLIND SPOT information system and cross traffic alert...
(www.carsguide.com)
(Financial Times)
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Our test car was fitted with the $5000 driver support package that includes front and rear parking sensors, BLIND SPOT information system and cross traffic alert...
(www.carsguide.com)
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blind spot
noun phrase
- a subject that you find very difficult to understand at all, sometimes because you are not willing to try
(Cambridge Dictionary)
- an area around a car, truck, etc., that the driver cannot see
(Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
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Blind spot is used in both a literal and figurative sense. The literal definition relates to an area (spot) that is not visible in vehicle mirrors. Blind spots are one of the most common causes of vehicle accidents and collisions with cyclists.
Automobile manufacturers have begun to introduce technology designed to help prevent accidents caused by blind spots. But the best way to avoid such situations is to always look over the shoulder when changing lanes or turning.
In a figurative sense, blind spot basically refers to something (usually a problem or issue) that has been overlooked, intentionally or not. Or it could be an issue that is simply not understood. The press examples below illustrate the various situations in which blind spot can be used this way:
- There continues to be a complete blind spot on the role that energy efficiency has to play in reducing consumer bills over the long-term. (24.dash news portal)
- A blind spot for the US and the Western powers has been their failure to see that by supporting the armed uprising in Syria, they would inevitably destabilise Iraq and provoke a new round of its sectarian civil war. (The Independent)
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SYNONYMS
dead spot, unseen area
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Sorry I had a blind spot while checking that data, it won't happen again."
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Thanks to Maciek for suggesting today's word!
noun phrase
- a subject that you find very difficult to understand at all, sometimes because you are not willing to try
(Cambridge Dictionary)
- an area around a car, truck, etc., that the driver cannot see
(Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
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Blind spot is used in both a literal and figurative sense. The literal definition relates to an area (spot) that is not visible in vehicle mirrors. Blind spots are one of the most common causes of vehicle accidents and collisions with cyclists.
Automobile manufacturers have begun to introduce technology designed to help prevent accidents caused by blind spots. But the best way to avoid such situations is to always look over the shoulder when changing lanes or turning.
In a figurative sense, blind spot basically refers to something (usually a problem or issue) that has been overlooked, intentionally or not. Or it could be an issue that is simply not understood. The press examples below illustrate the various situations in which blind spot can be used this way:
- There continues to be a complete blind spot on the role that energy efficiency has to play in reducing consumer bills over the long-term. (24.dash news portal)
- A blind spot for the US and the Western powers has been their failure to see that by supporting the armed uprising in Syria, they would inevitably destabilise Iraq and provoke a new round of its sectarian civil war. (The Independent)
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SYNONYMS
dead spot, unseen area
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Sorry I had a blind spot while checking that data, it won't happen again."
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Thanks to Maciek for suggesting today's word!
