captain ahab's focus narrowing

language: en

definitions

  1. A state of intense, monomaniacal obsession where an individual becomes so preoccupied with a single goal or object that they lose perspective and ignore all other concerns; a metaphor derived from the character Captain Ahab in Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick'.
    en: A state of intense, monomaniacal obsession where an individual becomes so preoccupied with a single goal or object that they lose perspective and ignore all other concerns; a metaphor derived from the character Captain Ahab in Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick'.

examples

  1. The scientist's research became a case of captain Ahab's focus narrowing, as he ignored all ethical implications for the sake of his discovery.

    The scientist's research became a case of captain Ahab's focus narrowing, as he ignored all ethical implications for the sake of his discovery.