short·sight·ed (shôrt s t d)adj. 1. Nearsighted; myopic. 2. Lacking foresight. short sighted·ly adv.short sighted·ness n. |
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| Noun | 1. |  shortsightedness - (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurredophthalmology - the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases ametropia - (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia |
| 2. | shortsightedness - a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources imprudence - a lack of caution in practical affairs thriftlessness, wastefulness, waste - the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities" |
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