parablepsia

noun

para·​blep·​sia

ˌparəˈblepsēə

variants or less commonly parablepsis

-epsə̇s

or parablepsy

-epsē

plural parablepsias

-psēəz

or parablepses

ˌ⸗⸗ˈblep(ˌ)sēz

or parablepsies

ˈ⸗⸗ˌblepsēz

: false or distorted vision

Word History

Etymology

New Latin parablepsia (from para- entry 1 + Greek blepsis sight—from blepein to see + -sis —+ Latin -ia -y) & parablepsis, from para- entry 1 + Greek blepsis

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