tunnel vision

Definitions

1. A restricted field of vision, especially as the result of looking through some type of object or a medical condition.
   uncountable
2. The tendency to focus one's attention on one specific idea or viewpoint, to the exclusion of everything else.
   figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

6 more languages

Dansktunnelsyn

Suomiputkinäkö

Nederlandstunnelvisie

Polskiwidzenie lunetowe

Русскийтунне́льное зре́ние

Svenskatunnelseende

Examples

“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.”

“Often people with AD have⟳ a form⟳ of tunnel vision and don't see⟳ obstacles […]”

“The most frequent visual distortion was “tunnel vision,” in which the officer became so focused on one object that everything else at the scene went unnoticed. This phenomenon is frequently experienced by victims of a terrifying event as well.”

“After Mark⟳ fell victim to tunnel vision, nothing you could say⟳ to him would change⟳ his mind⟳.”

“Having friends that are too much like⟳ yourself force⟳ you to have⟳ a tunnel vision. I believe⟳ tunnel vision is a form⟳ of blindness. Your span of thinking becomes too narrow, and you close⟳ yourself off of so many other great ways of thinking in life.”

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