scotosis

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noun

Intellectual blindness: a hardening of the mind against unwanted wisdom.

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Meanings

nounscotosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIntellectual blindness: a hardening of the mind against unwanted wisdom.

Origin

From scoto- + -osis.

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APA

scotosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scotosis

MLA

“scotosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scotosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scotosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scotosis.

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