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my·o·pia
\mīˈōpēə\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek myōpia, from myōp-, myōps myopic + -ia -y — more at myope
1. : a condition in which the visual images come to a focus in front of the retina of the eye because of defects in the refractive media of the eye or of abnormal length of the eyeball resulting especially in defective vision of distant objects — called also nearsightedness, shortsightedness; compare emmetropia
2. : deficiency or lack of foresight, discernment, or liberality especially in a particular field
< the myopia of the single mind is corrected through the perspectives of other minds — F.K.Davis >
< the myopia of contemporary opinion — J.T.Soby >
< a persistent emotional myopia — D.M.Friedenberg >
< political myopia > |