short-sighted
See also: shortsighted
English
Alternative forms
Adjective
short-sighted (comparative more short-sighted, superlative most short-sighted)
- Near-sighted; myopic; unable to focus on distant objects.
- (figuratively) Unable to see long-term objectives; lacking foresight.
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Coordinate terms
- (lacking foresight): thoughtless
Translations
myopic — see myopic
lacking foresight
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References
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “short-sighted”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.