tunnel vision

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tunnel vision

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  1. uncountable A restricted field of vision, especially as the result of looking through some type of object or a medical condition. Some people experience tunnel vision during a panic attack.
  2. figuratively, uncountable The tendency to focus one's attention on one specific idea or viewpoint, to the exclusion of everything else. After Mark fell victim to tunnel vision, nothing you could say to him would change his mind.

    Similar: one-track mind

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noun restricted field of vision

Españolvisión de túnel
Françaisvision tunnellaire, vision tunnelisée
DeutschTunnelblick
Ελληνικάσωληνοειδής όραση solinoeidís órasi
Русскийтунне́льное зре́ние tunnélʹnoje zrénije

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@misc{tunnel_vision_2026,
  title = {tunnel vision},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tunnel%20vision},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}