near-sighted
adjective
relating to or suffering from myopia
near-sightedness
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a word derived from
near-sighted.
Example Sentences
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But as near-sightedness rates continued to rise across the world, researchers began to understand that it wasn’t just technology that was changing the way we see the world.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2025
It has long been thought that digging your nose in a book and spending too much time reading things up close could cause near-sightedness.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2025
Around 2017–18 there were more complaints in society about video game addiction and also rising cases of near-sightedness.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2021
Back in 2018, China's regulators said that they were seeking to limit the amount of time that minors spent online, because of rising levels of near-sightedness among children.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2021
And with his glass at his eye, stumbling over an ottoman between his near-sightedness and the darkness of the room, enter the poet.
From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by N. Parker Willis
