Short-sighted definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

If someone is short-sighted about something, or if their ideas are short-sighted, they do not make proper or careful judgments about the future. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'short-sighted'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× short-sighted alsoshortsighted 1. adjective Ifyouareshort-sighted,youcannotseethingsproperlywhentheyarefaraway,becausethereissomethingwrongwithyoureyes. [mainlyBritish]Testingshowedhertobeveryshort-sighted. regionalnote: inAM,usuallyusenear-sightedSynonyms:near-sighted,myopic MoreSynonymsofshort-sighted short-sightedness uncountablenounRadicaleyesurgerypromisestocureshort-sightedness. 2. adjective Ifsomeoneisshort-sightedaboutsomething,oriftheirideasareshort-sighted,theydonotmakeproperorcarefuljudgmentsaboutthefuture. Environmentalistsfearthatthisisashort-sightedapproachtotheproblemofglobal warming. Ithinkwe'rebeingveryshort-sighted. Synonyms:imprudent,injudicious,ill-advised,unthinking MoreSynonymsofshort-sighted short-sightedness uncountablenounThegovernmentnowrecognisestheshort-sightednessofthisapproach.[+of] CollinsCOBUILDAdvancedLearner’sDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'short-sighted' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'short-sighted' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'informationtheory' HindiTranslationof'short-sighted' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency short-sightedinBritishEnglish adjective1. relatingtoorhavingmyopia 2. lackingforesight ashort-sightedplan CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsshort-sightedly(ˌshort-ˈsightedly)adverb short-sightedness(ˌshort-ˈsightedness)noun Examplesof'short-sighted'inasentence short-sighted TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Thisisadangerousandshort-sightedview.Times,SundayTimes(2007)Itisaveryshort-sightedplan.TheSun(2014)Thatitiswrong,short-sightedandessentiallycounterproductivetoplaypoliticalgamesatwork?Times,SundayTimes(2013)Thisisamadlyshort-sightedviewoftheworthandvalueoflong-termrelationships.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Thatseemsashort-sightedview.Times,SundayTimes(2013)OneCabinetministerfearsthatthisapproachisdangerouslyshort-sighted.Times,SundayTimes(2012) COBUILDCollocations short-sighted  short-sightedview Trendsof short-sighted Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages short-sighted BritishEnglish:short-sighted /ˈʃɔːtˈsaɪtɪd/ADJECTIVEIfyouareshort-sighted,youcannotseethingsproperlywhentheyarefaraway,becausethereissomethingwrongwithyoureyes.Testingshowedhertobeveryshort-sighted.AmericanEnglish:near-sighted /ˌnirˈsaɪtɪd/Arabic:قَصِيرُالنَّظْر BrazilianPortuguese:míope Chinese:近视的 Croatian:kratkovidan Czech:krátkozraký Danish:nærsynet Dutch:bijziend EuropeanSpanish:miope Finnish:lyhytnäköinen French:myope German:kurzsichtig Greek:μυωπικός Italian:miope Japanese:近視の Korean:근시의 Norwegian:nærsynt Polish:krótkowzroczny EuropeanPortuguese:míope Romanian:miopRussian:близорукий LatinAmericanSpanish:miope Swedish:närsynt Thai:ซึ่งมีสายตาสั้น Turkish:miyop Ukrainian:короткозорийVietnamese:bịcậnthị Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically short-sighted short-rangecommunication short-run short-sheet short-sighted short-sightedview short-sleeved short-sleevedshirt AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'S' Relatedtermsof short-sighted short-sightedview Source Definitionofshort-sightedfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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