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UK
/ʃˈɔːtsaɪtɪd/
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[ US /ˈʃɔɹtˈsaɪtɪd/ ]
[ US /ˈʃɔɹtˈsaɪtɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- unable to see distant objects clearly
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lacking foresight or scope
shortsighted critics derided the plan
shortsighted policies
myopic thinking
a short view of the problem -
not given careful consideration
an ill-judged attempt
ill-considered actions often result in disaster
How To Use shortsighted In A Sentence
- Being seated, she proceeded, still with an air of hurry and embarrassment, to open her cabas, to take out her books; and, while I was waiting for her to look up, in order to make out her identity — for, shortsighted as I was, I had not recognized her at her entrance — Mdlle. The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte
- And if we jigger the foundation design to suit the purposes of organizations that will likely be dead in 15 years, how shortsighted is that?
- Both of these notions are simplistic and ahistorical, and I'll try to argue that they're shortsighted.
- South Korean critics claim such brinkmanship is shortsighted. No Pain, No Gain?
- But the federation's shortsighted, almost mulish, policy of zeroing in on rank commercial stuff, with not even a trace of art or any other form of appeal, has been extremely detrimental for Indian cinema.
- Shortsighted tyrants, spineless power-mongers and heartless thugs vie egomaniacally, dangerously, for power.
- Equally, the morbid science view makes an artist shortsighted.
- The attempts by some shortsighted commanders to confine themselves to training and to leave education to officers of educational structures have met with a resolute rebuff.
- The clumsy frame-up attempt was as stupid as it was shortsighted.
- My stunted, shortsighted world froze as an aura of warmth shimmered through the gym.