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Meanings of shortsightedness in inglés

portugués
miopia
catalán
miopia

(Ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred.

miopia
portugués
imprevidência
catalán
imprevisió

A lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources.

imprevidência
Usage of shortsightedness in inglés
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The rigour in England is mere puritanic hypocrisy, shortsightedness and racial self-esteem.
Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions. Volume 2 (of 2)
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For all his genius, he has his blind sides and his shortsightedness.
The dream of perpetual motion
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Samson's birth is a striking illustration of the shortsightedness of human beings.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4
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But the Mozilla Crypto Group demonstrates the shortsightedness of that scheme, experts said.
Wired
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Of course, there is no denying the shortsightedness of the forces of rum.
Nonsenseorship
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I have had enough of their politics, enough of their shortsightedness.
The First King of Shannara
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Ever since, the Church had been trying to make up for its shortsightedness.
Map of bones
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Jeffries cursed himself loudly for his shortsightedness, for his overestimating her young strength.
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
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That damned, stupid, bureaucratic shortsightedness... You say you're from Gladstone's office.
The Hyperion Cantos
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Farmers are accusing the Government of shortsightedness and ignorance over broadband in rural areas.
Radio NZ
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We owe it to future generations to fight this shortsightedness.
The Irish Times
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They, however, must suffer in a handicapped development, through the shortsightedness of their leaders.
The Boy and the Sunday School / A Manual of Principle and Method...
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After all, it was she he had to thank for rectifying his temporary shortsightedness.
"Undo": A Novel
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He in his shortsightedness, had in his mind the celebrated monk of the twelthcentury.
Secret Enemies of True Republicanism / Most important developmen...
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The Englishman in Germany often attributes German shortsightedness to the Gothic character of German print.
William of Germany
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I'm surprised I can still be shocked at the incompetence and shortsightedness of this government.
The Guardian
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Shortsightedness through the time