myopia
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myopia
- /maɪˈəʊ.pɪ.ə/ UK
- /maɪˈoʊ.pi.ə/ US
Rhymes with -əʊpiə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μυωπία (muōpía, “shortsightedness”), from μύω (múō, “to shut, close”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”) + -ία (-ía).
noun myopias
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A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.
The modern rise in myopia mirrored a trend for children in many countries to spend more time engaged in reading, studying or — more recently — glued to computer and smartphone screens.
Similar: shortsightedness, nearsightedness · Opposite: hyperopia
- A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.
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noun lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
| Español | miopía |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 缺乏想像力 quēfá xiǎngxiànglì, 缺乏遠見 /缺乏远见 quēfá yuǎnjiàn, 短視 /短视 duǎnshì, 目光短淺 /目光短浅 mùguāng duǎnqiǎn |
| Français | myope |
| Deutsch | Kurzsichtigkeit |
| Русский | близору́кость blizorúkostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | sự thiển cận |
Talk about this word "myopia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/myopia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. myopia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/myopia "myopia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/myopia.Cite this
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title = {myopia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
