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short-sightedness Definition In English

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

The child may need to know whether he may have inherited heart disease, or short-sightedness.
What more massive indictment of inefficiency, short-sightedness and slovenliness in government can be attributed to them than that?
For example, a heart condition, short-sightedness or deafness could automatically rule out entry into the forces.
I think that there is a great deal of short-sightedness.
In this we recognise the short-sightedness of our own policies.
Their short-sightedness of vision takes my breath away and will only do harm in the long run.
I do urge my colleagues to see the absolute lunacy and short-sightedness of such misjudged actions.
I think it would be difficult to find a more extraordinary combination of political short-sightedness and muddled economics than you have here.