shortsighted

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shortsighted

A shortsighted person squints while trying to read a distant street sign.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Unable to see distant objects clearly: Describes a condition of the eyes where vision is clear for near objects but blurred for far objects; myopic.
    • Lacking foresight or scope: Describes thinking or planning that fails to consider or prepare for future consequences or long-term effects.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective (Visual Impairment):
    • He is shortsighted and needs glasses to drive.
    • Without her contact lenses, her shortsighted vision makes street signs blurry.
  • Adjective (Lacking Foresight):
    • A shortsighted focus on quarterly profits can harm a company's long-term innovation.
    • The mayor's shortsighted plan failed to account for future population growth.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be shortsighted of someone": Used to criticize a person's lack of foresight regarding a specific issue.
    • It was shortsighted of the council to cut the school's arts funding.
  • "shortsighted in one's approach/thinking": Describes a method or mindset that ignores long-term implications.
    • The policy was criticized for being shortsighted in its approach to environmental conservation.
Variants and Related Words
  • Shortsightedly (adverb): In a manner that lacks foresight.
    • They shortsightedly rejected the proposal for a new research facility.
  • Shortsightedness (noun): The quality or condition of being shortsighted, either literally (myopia) or figuratively.
    • His shortsightedness prevented him from seeing the opportunity. (figurative)
    • Laser surgery can correct shortsightedness. (literal)
Synonyms
  • Myopic: (Literally and figuratively) shortsighted.
  • Nearsighted: (Primarily literal) unable to see far away clearly.
  • Improvident: (Figurative) not providing for the future; lacking foresight.
  • Ill-considered: (Figurative) not carefully thought out.
Antonyms
  • Farsighted: (Literally) able to see distant objects clearly; (figuratively) having foresight.
  • Prescient: (Figurative) having knowledge of events before they happen; showing foresight.
  • Prudent: (Figurative) acting with or showing care for the future.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • "Penny wise and pound foolish": This idiom describes behavior that is shortsighted, as it saves small amounts of money now but leads to greater losses later.
    • Canceling routine maintenance is penny wise and pound foolish.
shortsighted

A shortsighted person squints while trying to read a distant street sign.

Adjective
  1. not given careful consideration
    • ill-considered actions often result in disaster
    • an ill-judged attempt
  2. unable to see distant objects clearly
  3. lacking foresight or scope
    • a short view of the problem
    • shortsighted policies
    • shortsighted critics derided the plan
    • myopic thinking

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