Shortsightedness
[shawrt-sahy-tid] /ˈʃɔrtˈsaɪ tɪd/
adjective
1.
unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
2.
lacking in foresight:
a shortsighted plan.
shortsightedness short·sight·ed·ness (shôrt’sī’tĭd-nĭs)
n.
Myopia.
shortsighted short·sight·ed (shôrt’sī’tĭd)
adj.
Nearsighted; myopic.
Lacking foresight.
short’sight’ed·ly adv.
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