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Meanings of short-sightedness in English

Russian
миопия
Portuguese
hipometropia
Spanish
miopia
Catalan
miopia
Wikidata

Visual defect which causes to see the near objects clearly and far objects unclearly.

миопия
Usage of short-sightedness in English
1
Myopia or short-sightedness among the Germans is growing at a tremendous rate.
Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891
2
He saw the short-sightedness of falsehood; but what could he do now?
Mary Barton
3
If there is a disruption we need today, it is your neoliberal short-sightedness.
The South African
4
The strategies they used revealed the short-sightedness of Netflix's early-adopter approach.
Wired
5
But the chief obstacle to be encountered in rousing England was sheer short-sightedness.
Towards the Goal
6
Julia did know why, and the short-sightedness of the policy roused her contempt.
The Good Comrade
7
Who can help smiling at this combination of pompous authoritativeness and wretched short-sightedness?
Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 1
8
That is, unless Americans thrust aside their short-sightedness and get comfortable with national initiatives.
Wired
9
I now know that I did not inherit Dad's short-sightedness.
The Guardian
10
It was a part of Sourdough's pose or policy in life to profess short-sightedness.
Jan: A Dog and a Romance
11
An Australian researcher has linked short-sightedness to spending too little time in the sun.
Radio NZ
12
Never before had he been guilty of such miserable short-sightedness.
The Kingdom of the Blind
13
He was, like all weak men, of conspicuous mental short-sightedness.
Mistress Wilding
14
Simply to pursue national interests is to exhibit short-sightedness and an extraordinary lack of ambition.
The Guardian
15
Myopia, or short-sightedness, has skyrocketed in recent years, reaching epidemic levels in parts of Asia.
Radio NZ
16
He had a sort of sublime short-sightedness to everything that was not of the spirit.
By the Light of the Soul: A Novel
Translations for short-sightedness
Catalan
miopia