hysterical blindness

noun

A symptom of conversion disorder where the patient is unable to see.

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Meanings

nounhysterical blindness (usually uncountable, plural hysterical blindnesses)

plural hysterical blindnesses

  1. dateduncountableusuallyhuman sciencesA symptom of conversion disorder where the patient is unable to see.
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hysterical blindness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hysterical%20blindness

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hysterical blindness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hysterical%20blindness.

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