wilfully blind

Frequency: 6.50.8 per million words

deliberately refusing to acknowledge something obvious

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Examples (10)

  • Many people choose to be wilfully blind to the harsh realities of poverty.
  • The company was accused of being wilfully blind to the environmental impact of its operations.
  • He remained wilfully blind to his friend's manipulative behavior, despite all the warnings.
  • It's often easier to be wilfully blind than to confront an uncomfortable truth.
  • The government was criticized for being wilfully blind to the growing social unrest.
  • Parents sometimes become wilfully blind to their children's faults.
  • To ignore such clear evidence would be to be wilfully blind.
  • The public cannot afford to be wilfully blind to the threats posed by climate change.
  • Despite overwhelming data, some officials chose to be wilfully blind to the crisis.
  • Her refusal to acknowledge the problem made her seem wilfully blind to the situation.