short-sighted

short-sighted

See also: shortsighted

English

Alternative forms

• shortsighted

Adjective

short-sighted (comparative more short-sighted, superlative most short-sighted)

1. Near-sighted; myopic; unable to focus on distant objects.
2. (figuratively) Unable to see long-term objectives; lacking foresight.

Synonyms

• myopic
• near-sighted

Antonyms

• far-sighted

Coordinate terms

• (lacking foresight): thoughtless

Translations

myopic — see myopic

lacking foresight

Catalan: curt de mires Finnish: lyhytnäköinen (fi) German: kurzsichtig (de) Irish: (please verify) dallradharcach

Russian: близору́кий (ru) (blizorúkij), недальнови́дный (ru) (nedalʹnovídnyj) Spanish: corto de miras Swedish: kortsynt Turkish: basiretsiz (tr), öngörüsüz

References

• OED 2nd edition 1989