tunnel vision
A restricted field of vision, especially as the result of looking through some type of…A restricted field of vision, especially as the result of looking through some type of object or a medical condition.
» Tom has tunnel vision.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A restricted field of vision, especially as the result of looking through some type of object or a medical condition.
Some people experience tunnel vision during a panic attack.
It took some time for him to get used to the tunnel vision he experienced while looking through a periscope.
Tunnelblick
тунне́льное зре́ниеtunnélʹnoje zrénije
(figuratively, uncountable)The tendency to focus one's attention on one specific idea or viewpoint, to the exclusion of everything else.
After Mark fell victim to tunnel vision, nothing you could say to him would change his mind.
- visual impairment involving a loss of peripheral vision
Examples
3 sentencesTom has tunnel vision.
Layla said she had tunnel vision.
Sami said he had tunnel vision.
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Synonyms
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