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[ mahy-op-ik, -oh-pik ] / maɪˈɒp ɪk, -ˈoʊ pɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR myopic ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveOphthalmology. pertaining to or having myopia; nearsighted. unable or unwilling to act prudently; shortsighted. lacking tolerance or understanding; narrow-minded. Origin of myopicFirst recorded in 1790–1800; myop(ia) + -ic OTHER WORDS FROM myopicmy·op·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·my·op·ic, adjectivenon·my·op·i·cal·ly, adverbun·my·op·ic, adjectiveWords nearby myopicmyopathy, myope, myopericarditis, myophily, myopia, myopic, myopic astigmatism, myopic crescent, myoplasm, myoplastic, myoplasty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for myopicBut trying to impose such order by chasing away informal commerce and culture is myopic. Great Cities are Born Filthy|Will Doig|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST It is the myopic and solipsistic vantage point of the crotch. Bobby Womack’s Sexual Democracy: The Late Soul Legend Preached Mutual Pleasure|David Masciotra|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST But, the essay is also myopic—once again exaggerating Jewish guilt and minimizing Palestinian blame and responsibility. What Beinart Overlooks in His 'American Jewish Cocoon' Article|Gil Troy|September 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST It is a function of their myopic passion that they think of the Russian Empire as a pawn in their game. The Chechen Grievance: Tolstoy’s ‘Hadji Murad’ After Boston|Benjamin Lytal|April 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There is something imposing and demanding in the myopic claims of these characters. Smoked Fish Surrealism: Ben Katchor’s Comics of NYC Neurotics|Jacob Siegel|March 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST The entire interests of the colony were comprised within the focal distance of myopic vision. The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. I (of 2)|Alexander Michie Therefore her thoughts and arguments were myopic, almost necessarily specious. Children of the Whirlwind|Leroy Scott For near objects the myopic eye is used without accommodation and therefore also without convergent strabismus of the right. Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger Vague and myopic between their puckered lids, his eyes seemed lost, homeless, unhappy. Mortal Coils|Aldous Huxley He was also myopic and his hands fluttered restlessly throughout the evening. The Capgras Shift|Sam Vaknin
Words related to myopicnearsighted, shortsighted, biased, blind, astigmatic, halfsighted, presbyopic |