shortsightedness
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Definition
- Noun:
- A lack of foresight or wisdom; imprudence: "shortsightedness" refers to the failure to consider or plan for the future, often leading to poor decisions.
- (Ophthalmology) Myopia; nearsightedness: "shortsightedness" is a condition of the eye where light focuses in front of the retina, causing distant objects to appear blurry while close objects can be seen clearly.
Usage Examples
Noun (Imprudence):
- The company's financial shortsightedness led to its eventual bankruptcy.
- Environmental policy requires long-term thinking to avoid the shortsightedness of past generations.
Noun (Ophthalmology):
- His shortsightedness meant he needed glasses to drive.
- Laser surgery can correct shortsightedness.
Advanced Usage
- "Shortsightedness of policy": used to criticize plans or decisions that fail to account for future consequences.
- Critics pointed to the shortsightedness of the tax cuts, which ignored future budget deficits.
Variants and Related Words
Shortsighted (adj): having or showing a lack of foresight or regard for the future; also, affected by myopia.
- It was a shortsighted decision.
- He is shortsighted and wears contact lenses.
Myopia (n): the technical or medical term for nearsightedness; also used metaphorically for a lack of foresight.
- Nearsightedness (n): a common synonym for the visual condition.
Synonyms
- Imprudence: lack of wisdom or care in practical affairs.
- Myopia: (medical) nearsightedness; (metaphorical) lack of imagination or foresight.
- Folly: foolishness, lack of good sense.
Antonyms
- Foresight: the ability to predict or plan for the future.
- Prudence: wisdom and care in the management of practical affairs.
- Hyperopia/Farsightedness: (ophthalmology) the condition where distant objects are seen more clearly than near ones.
Noun
- a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
- (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred