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short-sightedness /ˌʃɔːtˈsʌɪtɪdnəs /noun [mass noun] British1The quality of being short-sighted; inability to see things clearly unless they are relatively close to the eyes: laser eye surgery to correct short-sightedness...- Correction of short-sightedness can generally be achieved with glasses or contact lenses.
- The Australian researchers reject the conventional view that short-sightedness is a genetic problem in the East.
- From the most serious case of short-sightedness her consultant had ever seen, she now has virtually 20 / 20 vision.
1.1Lack of imagination or foresight: the policy is flawed by its extreme short-sightedness...- I never cease to be amazed at the short-sightedness of our politicians.
- Much of the their analytical short-sightedness was arguably due more to cultural assumptions than to economic theories.
- Their short-sightedness will ultimately cause their own downfall.
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