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myopia
Myopia is nearsightedness, or a lack of ability to look at the big picture and consider complex or long-term ideas.
(noun)- Nearsightedness is an example of myopia.
- A lack of intellectual knowledge or curiosity is an example of myopia.
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See myopia in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- an abnormal eye condition in which light rays from distant objects are focused in front of the retina instead of on it, so that the objects are not seen distinctly; nearsightedness
- lack of understanding or foresight
Origin: ModL < Gr myōpia < myōps: see myope
Related Forms:
- myopic adjective
- myopically adverb
See myopia in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A visual defect in which distant objects appear blurred because their images are focused in front of the retina rather than on it; nearsightedness. Also called short sight.
- Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning: “For Lorca, New York is a symbol of spiritual myopia” (Edwin Honig).
Origin:
Origin: Greek muōpiā
Origin: , from muōps, muōp-, nearsighted
Origin: : mūein, to close the eyes
Origin: + ōps, eye; see okw- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- my·opˈic (-ŏpˈĭk, -ōˈpĭk) adjective
- my·opˈi·cal·ly adverb
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