double vision

noun

Examples of double vision in a Sentence

He wore special glasses to correct his double vision.
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Like the Roman god Janus, typically depicted with two faces looking in opposite directions, Virgil’s portrait of Roman history and his own Augustan age offers a double vision in its distinct, incompatible, yet entangled stories. Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025 The tennis champ decided to see a doctor after noticing symptoms such as double vision and weakness in her arms and legs. Jade Walker, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025 Overall symptoms range from very mild double vision and droopiness of the eyelids to difficulty walking, breathing and swallowing. Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Conigliaro came back in 1969 and 1970 to total 56 homers and 198 RBI before double vision from the injury essentially ended his career at age 26. Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for double vision

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1860, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of double vision was circa 1860

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“Double vision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20vision. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

double vision

noun
: vision in which an object is seen as double (as from unequal action of the eye muscles)

Medical Definition

double vision

noun

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