shortsightedness

short·sight·ed

S0365500 (shôrt′sī′tĭd)adj.1. Nearsighted; myopic.2. Lacking foresight.

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short′sight′ed·ly adv.short′sight′ed·ness n.

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Noun	1.	shortsightedness - (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurredmyopia, nearsightednessophthalmology - the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseasesametropia - (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia
	2.	shortsightedness - a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resourcesimprovidenceimprudence - a lack of caution in practical affairsprodigality, profligacy, extravagance - the trait of spending extravagantlythriftlessness, wastefulness, waste - the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"

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