blind spot

noun

1

a

: the small circular area at the back of the retina where the optic nerve enters the eyeball and which is devoid of rods and cones and is not sensitive to light

called also optic disc

see eye illustration

b

: a portion of a field that cannot be seen or inspected with available equipment

2

: an area in which one fails to exercise judgment or discrimination

Examples of blind spot in a Sentence

When driving on the highway, you need to make sure no one is in your blind spot before changing lanes.

She has a blind spot concerning her son's behavior.

Recent Examples on the Web

In today’s hyperconnected, high-speed world, leaders who are unaware of their internal drivers and blind spots risk becoming ineffective or irrelevant. —Patricia Arboleda, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025

With Thomas and Runyan coming off surgeries, JMS needing to prove himself and GVR being 35, the vulnerability of the starting OL remains Schoen’s blind spot. —Dan Duggan, New York Times, 19 June 2025

Hill said the findings highlight an important governance blind spot: the role of personality in executive pay decisions. —Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025

Sourcing vintage T-shirts in bulk sometimes meant accidentally including problematic or offensive graphics, often due to cultural blind spots or language barriers. —Essence, 16 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for blind spot

• allot
• barat
• begot
• besought
• bethought
• bloodshot
• boycott
• buckshot
• crackpot
• croat
• culottes
• dashpot

Kids Definition

blind spot

noun

1

a

: a point in the retina through which the optic nerve enters and which does not respond to light

b

: a part of an area that cannot be seen with available equipment

2

: an area of weakness (as in judgment)

Medical Definition

blind spot

noun

: the small circular area in the retina where the optic nerve enters the eye that is devoid of rods and cones and is insensitive to light

called also optic disc