RED-BLIND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does red-blind mean? 

• RED-BLIND (adjective)
  The adjective RED-BLIND has 1 sense:

1. inability to see the color red or to distinguish red and bluish-green

  Familiarity information: RED-BLIND used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RED-BLIND (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inability to see the color red or to distinguish red and bluish-green

Synonyms:

protanopic; red-blind

Similar:

blind; unsighted (unable to see)

Derivation:

red-blindness (dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to long wavelengths of light resulting in an inability to distinguish red and purplish blue)