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shortsightedness

/ˌʃɔːtˈsaɪtɪdnəs/noun

उच्चारण शॉर्ट्साइटिड्नस

निकट-दृष्टि दोष, दूर की चीज़ें साफ़ न दिख पाना

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] medical

    the condition of being unable to see distant things clearly

    निकट-दृष्टि दोष, दूर की चीज़ें साफ़ न दिख पाना

    • Shortsightedness is common among schoolchildren who read in poor light.
    • Radhika's shortsightedness is corrected by glasses.

    Synonyms myopia

    Opposite longsightedness

  2. 2

    [U]

    lack of thought about what may happen in the future

    अदूरदर्शिता, भविष्य के बारे में न सोचना

    • Cutting the research budget was an act of shortsightedness.

    Synonyms lack of foresight

    Opposite foresight vision

◇Word family
shortsighted adjective
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short·sight·ed·ness

§Grammar and usage

Usage: myopia is the medical term for shortsightedness in the eyes.

Usage: आँखों की shortsightedness के लिए myopia चिकित्सा शब्द है।

One-word substitution: a person who can see near things clearly but not distant things is myopic.

One-word substitution: जो पास की चीज़ें साफ़ देखे पर दूर की नहीं, उसे myopic कहते हैं।