myopia

Myopia is nearsightedness, or a lack of ability to look at the big picture and consider complex or long-term ideas.

(noun)

  1. Nearsightedness is an example of myopia.
  2. 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

  1. 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
  2. lack of understanding or foresight

Origin: ModL < Gr myōpia < myōps: see myope

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See myopia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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

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Related Forms:

  • my·opˈic (-ŏpˈĭk, -ōˈpĭk) adjective
  • my·opˈi·cal·ly adverb

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