short-sightedness

See also: shortsightedness

English

Alternative forms

• shortsightedness

Etymology

From short-sighted +‎ -ness.

Noun

short-sightedness (uncountable)

1. Myopia: impairment of vision's acuity for distant objects.

   Synonym: nearsightedness

2. The propensity of a person to ignore long-term goals in favor of short-term gains.

   Synonym: short-termism

Antonyms

• farsightedness
• foresight
• (antonym(s) of “myopia”): hyperopia

Translations

disorder of the vision — see nearsightedness

the propensity of a person to ignore long-term goals in favor of short-term gains

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 短視／短视 (zh) (duǎnshì)

• German: Kurzsichtigkeit (de) f
• Spanish: cortoplacismo m, estrechez de miras f, falta de visión
• Swedish: kortsiktighet (sv) c