mindblindness

English

Etymology

From mind +‎ blind +‎ -ness.

Noun

mindblindness (uncountable)

1. The inability to deduce or make educated guesses about another person's mental state.

Antonyms

• theory of mind
• mindreading (figuratively or fictionally)

Related terms

• mindblind

References

Baron-Cohen, S. (1995). Mindblindness: An essay on autism and theory of mind. Cambridge: MIT Press.