face blindness
noun1
The condition of prosopagnosia.
- Prosopagnosia, or face blindness, is a very real medical condition in which an afflicted individual is unable to distinguish facial characteristics of individuals, including friends, family, or even themselves.2012, Eric Pfeiffer, The Sideshow, link:
- 2012, 60 Minutes, Face Blindness: When everyone is a stranger, link Well that's what life is like for people who suffer from a mysterious condition called face blindness, or prosopagnosia, that can make it nearly impossible to recognize or identify faces.
- Related terms
- face-blind