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Shortsightedness
01
a tendency to focus on short-term goals or benefits while ignoring the potential long-term consequence
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
shortsightednesses
Examples
The company 's shortsightedness led to its downfall.
02
(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
