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Meaning of SHORTSIGHTEDNESS

Pronunciation:  sh'orts'Itudnus

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
  2. [n]  (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
 
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 Synonyms: improvidence, myopia, nearsightedness
 
 Antonyms: farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness, providence
 
 See Also: ametropia, extravagance, imprudence, prodigality, profligacy, thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness

 

 

 

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