What does short-sightedness mean in English?

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short-sightedness Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 the condition of only being able to see clearly objects that are close to you:
- Because of his short-sightedness he never knew exactly what was in his hand.
- In spite of his asthma and short-sightedness, he was a competent club cricketer.
1 the quality of not thinking enough about how an action will affect the future, or an example of this:
- The short-sightedness of these policies can be seen today in Congress.
- The hypocrisy and short-sightedness of this decision is immense.

To measure long or short-sightedness, a narrow beam of light is shone into the eye.
She goes into hospital on Monday for laser surgery to correct her short-sightedness.
The lenses have mainly been tested on people with moderate short-sightedness.
He proved himself to be a poor judge of character, blinded by political short-sightedness.
The selfishness and short-sightedness of modern society is seen in litter-strewn, graffiti-vandalised communities.
In that sense, interspecific ethicists - supporters of common practices as well as critics - function as diverters from the empirical facts and from the problem of short-sightedness.
The consumer was reproached for 'social short-sightedness'.
I hope they will recognise the short-sightedness of their policy of discouraging life insurance.