shortsightedness
- a word derived from shortsighted.
Example Sentences
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“Like medicine to reduce a fever,” he tells us, glasses bring relief to those with shortsightedness, “reclaiming a world” that had “slipped into obscurity.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Instead of talking to Mike and sharing a passion with his son, which could influence his life differently, Fritz’s shortsightedness is the real tragedy.
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2023
Begin the process of mapping out your financial goals for 2024 to help avoid shortsightedness while spending.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
Weighing the extinction of species through our careless stewardship of nature’s bounty against the near-term cost of regulation demonstrates human shortsightedness at best, and stupidity and cynicism at worst.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
To Farmer and Jim, the implications of this shortsightedness were ominous.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
