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shortsightedness

 
Noun shortsightedness has 2 senses
  1. myopia, nearsightedness, shortsightedness - (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
    --1 is a kind of ametropia
  2. improvidence, shortsightedness - a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
    --2 is a kind of imprudence
    --2 has particulars:
     extravagance, prodigality, profligacy; thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness
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