Meanings
adjectiveshort-sighted (comparative more short-sighted, superlative most short-sighted)
comparative more short-sighted · superlative most short-sighted · alternative shortsighted
- Near-sighted; myopic; unable to focus on distant objects.
a short-sighted man
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a short-sighted person
- figurativelyUnable to see long-term objectives; lacking foresight.
a short-sighted idea
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The line used to continue to Ilfracombe, but that was closed in 1970 - another short-sighted decision that is still rued today.
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Bulgarian недалновиден
- недалновиден (nedalnoviden)lacking foresight
Catalan curt de mires
- curt de mireslacking foresight
Dutch kortzichtig
- kortzichtiglacking foresight
Finnish lyhytnäköinen
- lyhytnäköinenlacking foresight
German kurzsichtig
- kurzsichtiglacking foresight
Russian близору́кий, недальнови́дный
- близору́кий (blizorúkij)lacking foresight
- недальнови́дный (nedalʹnovídnyj)lacking foresight
Slovak krátkozraký
- krátkozrakýlacking foresight
Spanish cortoplacista
- cortoplacistalacking foresight
Swedish kortsynt
- kortsyntlacking foresight
Turkish basiretsiz, öngörüsüz
- basiretsizlacking foresight
- öngörüsüzlacking foresight
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APA
short-sighted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-sighted
MLA
“short-sighted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-sighted. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short-sighted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-sighted.
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