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aveuglement

blindness

noun ah-vuh-gluh-MAHN Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

blind obedience

Usage Note

Aveuglement can refer to literal loss of sight but is far more common in figurative use, describing wilful ignorance or the state of being blinded by passion or ideology. The related adjective aveugle means 'blind', and aveuglément (with an accent on the final e) functions as the adverb meaning 'blindly'. The verb aveugler means to blind or dazzle someone.

Examples

"Son aveuglement face aux preuves l'a perdu."

Natural Translation

His blindness to the evidence was his undoing.

Literal Translation

His blindness in front of the evidence lost him.

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