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shortsighted

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[ UK /ʃˈɔːtsa‍ɪtɪd/ ]
[ US /ˈʃɔɹtˈsaɪtɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. unable to see distant objects clearly
  2. lacking foresight or scope
    shortsighted critics derided the plan
    shortsighted policies
    myopic thinking
    a short view of the problem
  3. 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.
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