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MYOPIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lacking foresight or scope

Example:

myopic thinking

Synonyms:

myopic; short; shortsighted; unforesightful

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

improvident (not provident; not providing for the future)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Unable to see distant objects clearly

Synonyms:

myopic; nearsighted; shortsighted

Classified under:

Adjectives

Derivation:

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

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