1. partial blindness or dim-sightedness
Usage: formal; somewhat archaic
2. lack of insight, understanding, or discernment
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The old man’s purblindness made reading difficult without strong magnification.
• Her purblindness to the warning signs led to the project’s failure.
• The committee’s purblindness regarding public opinion cost them support.
• Despite his physical purblindness, he navigated the familiar room easily.
• The politician’s purblindness to economic realities frustrated voters.
• Medical advances have reduced cases of purblindness from certain diseases.