short-sighted en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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Near-sighted; myopic; unable to focus on distant objects.
a short-sighted person
a short-sighted man
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(figuratively) Unable to see long-term objectives; lacking foresight.
a short-sighted idea
The line used to continue to Ilfracombe, but that was closed in 1970 - another short-sighted decision that is still rued today.
2025 November 12, 'Mystery Shopper', “Is Devon the cream of the crop?”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 48:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shortsighted | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more short-sighted | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most short-sighted | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
thoughtless (lacking foresight)
Deriveds
short-sightedness · short-sightedly
Synonyms
Translations (16)
sk krátkozraký (lacking foresight) · mk кусоглед (lacking foresight) · ca curt de mires (lacking foresight) · ru близору́кий (lacking foresight) · tr basiretsiz (lacking foresight) · bg недалновиден (lacking foresight) · de kurzsichtig (lacking foresight) · fi lyhytnäköinen (lacking foresight) · es cortoplacista (lacking foresight) · ru недальнови́дный (lacking foresight) · sv kortsynt (lacking foresight) · az bəsirətsiz (lacking foresight) · az uzaqgörməz (lacking foresight) · mk кратковид (lacking foresight) · tr öngörüsüz (lacking foresight) · nl kortzichtig (lacking foresight)