colourblind

/ˈkʌlərblaɪnd/

Definitions

1. adjective

having a condition in which a person cannot see certain colours or has difficulty distinguishing between certain colours.

“He was diagnosed as being colourblind, which made it hard for him to choose clothes.”

2. noun

a person who is colourblind.

“As a colourblind person, she relied on technology to help her distinguish between different colours.”

Synonyms

  • colour defective
  • colour vision deficient
  • colour-deaf

Antonyms

  • colour-vision normal
  • trichromat