Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being short-sighted.
- noun Lack of foresight; the fact of being characterized by, or of proceeding from, want of foresight: as, the shortsightedness of a proposed policy.
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- noun
myopia - noun The propensity of a person to ignore
long-term goals in favor ofshort-term gains.
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Examples
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I think it shows a short-sightedness by the writer in realizing what this new theatre could do for the City of Cambridge.
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From the perspective of US interests, it is a severely misguided policy that could soon prove its short-sightedness.
Ahmed Rehab: US Tacit Support for Mideast Autocrats Reeks of Short-Sightedness, Undermines US Interests Ahmed Rehab 2011
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We learn, briefly, about the epidemic of cheating, kids' lack of preparedness for college, the relentless demands of homework, extracurricular insanity, the dangers of anorexia and cutting, and the short-sightedness of No Child Left Behind, which has condemned our children to pointless standardized testing and rampant "teaching to the test."
Linda Flanagan: Race to Nowhere? Linda Flanagan 2011
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I think it shows a short-sightedness by the writer in realizing what this new theatre could do for the City of Cambridge.
Revitalization of the Galt Downtown Core « Round About Cambridge 2010
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Forced by the sheer sod-you chutzpah of the city's artificiality into a kind of grudging delight, Attlee moves on to Tucson's Interstellar Light Collector, a giant moonbeam-scoop reputed to help heal everything from asthma to short-sightedness.
Nocturne: A Journey in Search of Moonlight by James Attlee – review 2011
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We learn, briefly, about the epidemic of cheating, kids' lack of preparedness for college, the relentless demands of homework, extracurricular insanity, the dangers of anorexia and cutting, and the short-sightedness of No Child Left Behind, which has condemned our children to pointless standardized testing and rampant "teaching to the test."
Linda Flanagan: Race to Nowhere? Linda Flanagan 2011
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The problem with this lazy, narrow minded bureaucratic penny pinching, however brilliant, is its short-sightedness.
Ned Goldreyer: Life on Earth Ends -- Polar Bears Remain Unendangered Ned Goldreyer 2011
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The problem with this lazy, narrow minded bureaucratic penny pinching, however brilliant, is its short-sightedness.
Ned Goldreyer: Life on Earth Ends -- Polar Bears Remain Unendangered Ned Goldreyer 2011
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Mr. Hastings has since apologized for his incredible insensitivity and short-sightedness, but it was too little too late, as Netflix stock saw a spectacular fall in the final months of 2011.
David Fagin: How the Net Can Fix Netflix: An Open Letter to Reed Hastings David Fagin 2012
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I think it shows a short-sightedness by the writer in realizing what this new theatre could do for the City of Cambridge.
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