myopic
adjective/maɪˈɒpɪk/
/maɪˈɑːpɪk/
- (specialist) unable to see things clearly when they are far away synonym short-sighted (1)
- a myopic child/eye
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- (formal, disapproving) unable to see what the results of a particular action or decision will be; unable to think about anything outside your own situation synonym short-sighted (2)
- a myopic strategy
- myopic voters
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