myopia
[mahy-oh-pee-uh]
noun
Ophthalmology. a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused in front of the retina, objects being seen distinctly only when near to the eye; nearsightedness (opposed to hyperopia).
lack of foresight or discernment; obtuseness.
narrow-mindedness; intolerance.
Origin of myopia
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The most prevalent of these maladies are spinal curvature and myopia.
Spontaneous Activity in EducationMaria Montessori
This myopia was destined to have the most vital influence on his art.
Rodin: The Man and his ArtJudith Cladel
The author's view is evidently distorted by biographer's myopia.
The Beginners of a NationEdward Eggleston.
The dignity of Myopia exudes from the timbers of its long, quaint club-house.
The Happy GolferHenry Leach
Myopia, I am told, will use the black ball with joy when there is a candidate at the doors.
The Happy GolferHenry Leach
myopia
noun
Word Origin for myopia
C18: via New Latin from Greek muōps short-sighted, from mūein to close (the eyes), blink + ōps eye
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myopia
[mī-ō′pē-ə]
n.
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myopia
[mī-ō′pē-ə]
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myopia
[(meye-oh-pee-uh)]
Note
The term is often used to indicate an inability to see into the future: “The new policy is incredibly myopic, and puts future generations at a great disadvantage for the sake of a few short-term gains.”
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