DEFINITION: n. A special ability lets you focus on the big picture without getting distracted by those busy little details. v. To skip over the details while focusing on the big picture.

Treeblindness

Created by: maxxy

Pronunciation: TREE-blind-ness

Sentence: Al, a "can't see the forest for the trees" kinda guy, never made it to the campout because he spent all day assembling his survival kit. Jim, who suffered from treeblindness, got there early. So early that it was too dark to see the cliff he walked over.

Etymology: "Can't see the forest for the trees," reversed, + nightblindness

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