nearsighted

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near·sight·ed

(nîr′sī′tĭd)
adj.
Unable to see distant objects clearly; myopic.

near′sight′ed·ly adv.
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near•sight•ed

(ˈnɪərˌsaɪ tɪd, -ˈsaɪ-)

adj.
1. seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
[1680–90]
near′sight`ed•ly, adv.
near′sight`ed•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. nearsighted - unable to see distant objects clearly
farsighted, presbyopic - able to see distant objects clearly
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nearsighted

near-sighted
adjective short-sighted, myopic She was so nearsighted she didn't even see the sign.
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Translations

nearsighted

a. miope, corto-a de vista.
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nearsighted

adj miope (form), corto de vista, que tiene dificultad para ver los objetos lejanos
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It nearsightedly clarifies the importance of dispossession while obscuring the extent to which proletarianization is meaningless outside of the existence of the (often distant) wage as both an enduring if universally unpleasant end and a decisive means of survival within capitalist political economy.
Paul: You all have read the Sermon on the Mount, I ask you all to read it once again (They put their hands together like a book And hold it up nearsightedly to read.)