fore ‧ short ‧ ened /fɔːˈʃɔːtnd $ fɔːrˈʃɔːrtnd/ BrE AmE adjective formal
1 . objects, places etc that are foreshortened appear to be smaller, shorter, or closer together than they really are:
Viewed from high up, their bodies were oddly foreshortened.
2 . ended before the usual or expected time:
a foreshortened career
—foreshorten verb [transitive]