MYOPIC


Meaning of MYOPIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ maɪɒpɪk ]

1.

If you describe someone as myopic , you are critical of them because they seem unable to realize that their actions might have negative consequences.

The Government still has a myopic attitude to spending.

= short-sighted

ADJ [ disapproval ]

2.

If someone is myopic , they are unable to see things which are far away from them. ( FORMAL )

= short-sighted

ADJ

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