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Meanings of shortsighted in English

Portuguese
míope

Unable to see distant objects clearly.

míope

Lacking foresight or scope.

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Examples for "nearsighted"
Examples for "nearsighted"
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Thick glasses rested on a Roman nose in front of nearsighted eyes.
The Highgrader
2
If the unicorn were then also nearsighted, the defect could be disastrous.
Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world: a novel
3
Disjointedly Hartmann remembered he was desperately nearsighted, virtually blind without his glasses.
Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad
4
He stuck his eye-glasses over his hook-nose, and stooped down, being nearsighted.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 / A Magazine...
5
Then the nearsighted father put out his hand toward Peter's little sister.
Our Boys / Entertaining Stories by Popular Authors

Not given careful consideration.

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Usage of shortsighted in English
1
Sir, -The possible closure of rail lines is a shortsighted move.
The Irish Times
2
Culturally it is, on a national and international level, shortsighted and regrettable.
The Irish Times
3
There, on the other side of the angle; but you are shortsighted.
The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1
4
Beside her, God mother was nothing but a plump, shortsighted fidgety lady.
The Getting of Wisdom
5
It's also true that shortsighted campaigns for lifestyle change can backfire.
Wired
6
However, a shortsighted Zuma has failed to realise the obstacles ahead of him.
The South African
7
But choosing to frame the debate in this way is shortsighted.
The Guardian
8
Dad used to look down on those people, calling them shortsighted and irrational.
World war z: an oral history of the zombie war
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Earl Fin Arnason would not flee; and being also shortsighted, was taken prisoner.
Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
10
Josiah Radford, who is exceptionally shortsighted, was soon unable to tell them apart.
The Asylum
11
He promoted or slandered them on the basis of his own shortsighted purposes.
Amberville
12
Nature, shortsighted and impatient, can deal with the seen and the present only.
Messages from the Epistle to the Hebrews
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Shops will close if you've landlords that take a shortsighted approach.
Radio NZ
14
Not to support it wholeheartedly would be hypocritical, shortsighted and ungenerous.
The Irish Times
15
As a teenager, Ross was shy, extremely shortsighted and obsessed with comic books.
The Guardian
16
Unlike the Conservatives, I can see just how shortsighted this is.
The Guardian
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Translations for shortsighted
Portuguese
míope
Shortsighted through the time
Shortsighted across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common