Sekirov Dictionary

myopic

UK /maɪˈɒpɪk/US /maɪˈoʊpɪk/

adjective 3
noun 1
forms 3

adjective3

•
Near-sighted; unable to see distant objects unaided.
- Corrective lenses compensate for the excessive positive diopters of the myopic eye.
- A stronger prescription for myopic night drivers is often needed.
•
(figurative) Shortsighted; improvident.
- His postwar roles, full of myopic obsession, stalkerish derangement, and a desire for vengeance, don't seem like ground Hanks is willing to cover. — 2021
•
(figurative) Narrow-minded.
- Scientific advances can draw us outside of our myopic comfort zone.

noun1

A short-sighted individual.

forms

myopics · more myopic · most myopic

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