blind spot noun

n [C usually singular]

Definition

•

an area that you are not able to see, especially the part of a road you cannot see when you are driving, behind and slightly to one side of the car

It can be very dangerous if there's a vehicle in your blind spot.

•

a subject that you find very difficult to understand at all, sometimes because you are not willing to try

I am quite good at English, but I have a bit of a blind spot where spelling is concerned.

(Definition of blind spot noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

to worry about something

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