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Meaning of tunnel vision

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

tunnel vision

noun

Definitions

  1. A restricted field of vision as the result of looking through some type of object or a medical condition.

    Example: It took some time for him to get used to the tunnel vision he experienced while looking through a periscope.

  2. The tendency to focus one's attention on one specific idea or viewpoint, to the exclusion of everything else.

    Example: After Mark fell victim to tunnel vision, nothing you could say to him would change his mind.

    Synonyms:one-track mind