/ maɪˈəʊpiə; NAmE -ˈoʊpiə/ noun [ U ]
1.
( technical ) the inability to see things clearly when they are far away
SYN short sight , short-sightedness
2.
( formal , disapproving ) the inability to see what the results of a particular action or decision will be; the inability to think about anything outside your own situation
SYN short-sightedness
► my·opic / maɪˈɒpɪk; NAmE -ˈɑːpɪk/ adjective ( technical ):
a myopic child / eye
( disapproving )
a myopic strategy
myopic voters
—see also short-sighted
► my·opic·al·ly / maɪˈɒpɪkli; NAmE -ˈɑːpɪk-/ adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: modern Latin , from late Greek muōpia , from Greek muōps , from muein to shut + ōps eye.