Dictionary

short-sightedness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English short-sighted Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English short-sightedness From short-sighted + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Myopia: impairment of vision's acuity for distant objects.
2. (uncountable) The propensity of a person to ignore long-term goals in favor of short-term gains.

Forms

Antonyms

farsightedness · hyperopia (antonym(s) of “myopia”) · foresight

Synonyms

short-termism · nearsightedness

Translations (7)

es falta de visión (the propensity of a person to ignore long-term goals in favor of short-term gains) · cmn 短視 /短视 (the propensity of a person to ignore long-term goals in favor of short-term gains) · es cortoplacismo (the propensity of a person to ignore long-term goals in favor of short-term gains) · de Kurzsichtigkeit (the propensity of a person to ignore long-term goals in favor of short-term gains) · az uzaqgörməzlik (the propensity of a person to ignore long-term goals in favor of short-term gains) · sv kortsiktighet (the propensity of a person to ignore long-term goals in favor of short-term gains) · es estrechez de miras (the propensity of a person to ignore long-term goals in favor of short-term gains)