short-sightedness
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short-sightedness
noun shortsightedness
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Myopia: impairment of vision's acuity for distant objects.
Similar: nearsightedness
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The propensity of a person to ignore long-term goals in favor of short-term gains.
Similar: short-termism
Opposite: farsightedness, foresight, hyperopia
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noun
Opposite: farsightedness, foresight, hyperopia
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noun the propensity of a person to ignore long-term goals in favor of short-term gains
| Español | cortoplacismo, estrechez de miras, falta de visión |
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| 中文 | 短視 /短视 duǎnshì |
| Deutsch | Kurzsichtigkeit |
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title = {short-sightedness},
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