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shortsighted::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | myopic, nearsighted |
| Derivation | shortsightedness |
shortsighted::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ill-considered, ill-judged, improvident |
| Derivation | shortsightedness |
shortsighted::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | myopic, short, unforesightful |
| Derivation | shortsightedness |
shortsighted policies.
shortsighted critics derided the plan.
Examples of shortsighted
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Dismissing Facebook as irrelevant to business would be dangerously shortsighted.
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Reagan is extremely shortsighted, and believe me, if she were aligned with Pres.
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That seems shortsighted to me, and it is certainly not the best user experience.
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How could Ford have such a short memory and be so shortsighted at the same time?
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Shortsighted interest and small selfishness simply precipitate the catastrophe.
From the stltoday.com
We shortsighted Americans will continue to be complicit in our own destruction.
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Critics called it shortsighted to cut back spending so much in a growing state.
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Otherwise, our children will grow up to be as shortsighted and foolish as we are.
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But it's shortsighted to assume that mayfly pleasure outweighs everything else.
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- Short: lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking"
- Nearsighted: unable to see distant objects clearly
- Ill-considered: not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt"
- (shortsightedness) myopia: (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
- (shortsightedness) improvidence: a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
- Myopia, also known as near-sightedness and short-sightedness, is a condition of the eye where the light that comes in does not directly focus on the retina but in front of it, causing the image that one sees when looking at a distant object to be out of focus. It does not affect focus when looking at a close object.
- (Short-sightedness) Also known as Near-sight or Myopia, short-sighted individuals have trouble seeing things in the distance while anything close-up is clearer. This occurs because light from the objects being viewed focuses in front of the retina and not on it. ...
- (Short-sightedness) Not having taken out more medical insurance.
