单词 | myopism |
释义 | myopismn. Myopia; an instance or example of this. Now chiefly figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [noun] > short-sightedness myopia1654 near-sightedness1811 near sight1818 myopism1822 short sight1822 myopy1854 mope-eye1892 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [noun] thesterc897 blindness971 obscurationa1550 twilight1610 ablepsy1616 obcaecationa1631 mind-blindness1649 blear-eyedness1653 short-sightedness1670 blearedness1678 crassitude1679 myopia1801 purblindness1834 bat-mindedness1869 myopism1880 short sighta1888 1822 W. Dunlap Mem. C. B. Brown 31 He had discovered by accident, that he was afflicted with a myopism. 1860 C. W. King Antique Gems i. 34 Myopism is still in Italy almost a distinct peculiarity of aristocratic birth. 1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths I. viii. 275 Lady Stoat was one of those happy people who only see just so much as they wish to see. It is the most comfortable of all myopisms. 1998 Sunday Times (Nexis) 25 Jan. While the Bordelais demonstrated dangerous myopism last year, most of Burgundy's serious growers seem to have positioned their feet firmly on the ground. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822 |
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