short-sighted
/ˌʃɔːt ˈsaɪtɪd/adjective
उच्चारण शॉर्ट साइटिड
निकट-दृष्टि दोष वाला
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BrE
able to see things clearly only if they are very close to you (American nearsighted)
निकट-दृष्टि दोष वाला
- He is short-sighted and wears glasses.
- Short-sighted students often sit in the front row.
- I am short-sighted, so I can't read the board from the back.
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- The short-sighted girl squinted at the signboard.
- He was born short-sighted and has worn glasses since he was five.
Synonyms myopic near-sighted
Opposite long-sighted far-sighted hyperopic
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not thinking carefully about the possible effects of something or what might happen in the future
अदूरदर्शी
- a short-sighted policy
- Cutting the library budget was a short-sighted decision.
- Cutting down all the trees for quick profit would be short-sighted.
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- It was short-sighted of the council to ignore the warnings.
- Critics called the budget short-sighted because it ignored long-term needs.
Synonyms imprudent injudicious unwise improvident myopic
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be short-sighted (eyesight)
Use it after be for a person who sees near things clearly but not distant ones.
जो व्यक्ति पास की चीज़ें साफ़ देखता है पर दूर की नहीं, उसके लिए 'be' के बाद 'short-sighted' आता है।
- Radhika is short-sighted, so she wears glasses in class.
- He found out he was short-sighted at the age of ten.
short-sighted + noun (lack of planning)
Before a noun such as decision, policy or view it means ignoring future consequences.
Decision, policy या view जैसे noun से पहले इसका अर्थ भविष्य के परिणामों की अनदेखी करना है।
- Cutting down all the trees was a short-sighted decision.
- The short-sighted policy led to a shortage of water.
short-sighted + about / in + -ing
To name the action that shows poor foresight, use about or in with an -ing form.
जिस काम में दूरदर्शिता की कमी दिखे, उसे बताने के लिए 'about' या 'in' के साथ -ing रूप आता है।
- The company was short-sighted in ignoring customer complaints.
short-sightedness (noun)
The noun is uncountable and can mean the eye condition or poor planning. The American word for the eye condition is nearsightedness.
इसका noun uncountable है और आँख की समस्या या दूरदर्शिता की कमी, दोनों के लिए आता है। आँख की समस्या के लिए अमेरिकी शब्द nearsightedness है।
- Short-sightedness is common among students who read for long hours.
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short-sighted + noun
decisionpolicyapproachviewattitudechild
- A short-sighted approach to water use will hurt farmers later.
adverb + short-sighted
extremelypainfullybadlyslightlyrather
- She is slightly short-sighted in her left eye.
verb + short-sighted
bebecomeproveseemturn out
- The cost-cutting plan proved short-sighted.
short-sighted + opposite
far-sightedlong-sightedfarsightedvisionary
- A far-sighted leader plans for the next generation.
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- The teacher noticed that the boy squinted at the board because he was short-sighted.
अध्यापक ने देखा कि लड़का आँखें सिकोड़कर बोर्ड देख रहा था, क्योंकि उसे दूर का कम दिखाई देता था।
- It would be short-sighted to spend the whole budget in one month.
पूरा बजट एक ही महीने में खर्च कर देना दूरदर्शिता की कमी होगी।
- Critics called the ban a short-sighted measure.
आलोचकों ने इस प्रतिबंध को अदूरदर्शी कदम कहा।
- Without glasses, she is badly short-sighted.
चश्मे के बिना उसे दूर का बहुत कम दिखाई देता है।
- Investors who think only of next week's profit are short-sighted.
जो निवेशक केवल अगले सप्ताह के लाभ की सोचते हैं, वे अदूरदर्शी होते हैं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Short-sighted and long-sighted are opposites for eyesight, and the first also has a figurative sense.
आँखों के संदर्भ में 'short-sighted' और 'long-sighted' विपरीत हैं, और पहले का आलंकारिक अर्थ भी है।
Sees near things clearly; or thinks only of the present.
पास की चीज़ें साफ़ देखता है; या केवल वर्तमान के बारे में सोचता है।
- Banning all vehicles overnight was a short-sighted idea.
Sees distant things clearly but near things blurred.
दूर की चीज़ें साफ़ देखता है, पर पास की धुंधली दिखती हैं।
- My grandfather is long-sighted and needs glasses for reading.
far-sighted
Plans wisely for the future.
भविष्य के लिए समझदारी से योजना बनाता है।
- Her far-sighted decision to save early paid off.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
myopic near-sighted imprudent injudicious unwise improvident
Antonyms
long-sighted far-sighted hyperopic prudent wise visionary
AaSpelling
short·sight·ed
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who cannot see far is myopic; a person who thinks about the future far-sighted or visionary.
दूर न देख सकने वाला myopic; भविष्य के बारे में सोचने वाला far-sighted या visionary।
General knowledge
Science: short-sightedness (myopia) is corrected with a concave lens; long-sightedness (hypermetropia) with a convex lens.
विज्ञान में निकट-दृष्टि दोष (myopia) अवतल लेंस (concave lens) से ठीक होता है; दूर-दृष्टि दोष (hypermetropia) उत्तल लेंस (convex lens) से।