Hypertext Webster Gateway: "shortsightedness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shortsighted \Short"sight`ed\, a.
1. Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See {Myopic},
and {Myopia}.
2. Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to
understand things deep; of limited intellect.
3. Having little regard for the future; heedless. --
{Short"sight`ed*ly}, adv. -- {Short"sight`ed*ness}, n.
Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness. --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
shortsightedness
n 1: (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the
eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear
blurred [syn: {myopia}, {nearsightedness}] [ant: {hyperopia}]
2: a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of
resources [syn: {improvidence}] [ant: {providence}]
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