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shortsighted

Syllabification: (short·sight·ed)
Pronunciation: /ˈSHôrtˈsītid/

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Definition of shortsighted

adjective

  • British term for nearsighted.
  • lacking imagination or foresight:expedient, shortsighted solutions to problems

Derivatives

shortsightedly

adverb

shortsightedness

noun

shortsighted in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of shortsighted in the British & World English dictionary