shortsighted

adj.

1. Nearsighted; myopic.
2. Lacking foresight.

shortsightedly short'sight'ed·ly adv.
shortsightedness short'sight'ed·ness n.

(shôrt'sī'tĭd)
adj.

1. Nearsighted; myopic.
2. Lacking foresight.

short'sight'ed·ly adv.

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: lacking foresight or scope
  Synonyms: short, unforesightful, myopic

Meaning #2: (ophthalmology) sharp vision nearby but an inability to focus on distant objects
  Synonym: myopic

Meaning #3: not given careful consideration
  Synonyms: ill-considered, ill-judged, improvident

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nærsynet

Nederlands (Dutch)
bijziend, kippig, kortzichtig

Français (French)
adj. - myope, (fig) peu clairvoyant, à courte vue

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kurzsichtig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (παθολ.) μύωπας, μυωπικός, (μτφ.) κοντόφθαλμος

Italiano (Italian)
miope, imprevidente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - míope

Русский (Russian)
близорукий, недальновидный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - miope, corto de vista, poco previsor

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - närsynt, kortsynt, korttänkt, kortfristig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无远见的, 目光短浅的, 近视的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無遠見的, 目光短淺的, 近視的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 근시의, 근시안적인, 선견지명이 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 近視の, 近眼の, 先見の明がない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قصير ألنظر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קצר-ראות‬

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