blind spot, blind to

Terms like blind spot and similar phrasing when used in phrases such as they have a blind spot to the situation or they are blind to the needs of others. Try to write around such phrasing or use alternative phrases:

  • Feigned ignorance
  • Lack of confidence
  • Lack of knowledge
  • Willful ignorance
  • Turned away
  • Ignored
  • Drawback
  • Deliberately ignoring
  • Turning their back on
  • Overcome by prejudice
  • Doubly anonymous
  • Had every reason to know

Also see blind, low vision.

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