myopic

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Etymology

From myopia +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

Adjective

myopic (comparative more myopic, superlative most myopic)

  1. Near-sighted; unable to see distant objects unaided.
    Antonym: hyperopic
    Corrective lenses compensate for the excessive positive diopters of the myopic eye.
    A stronger prescription for myopic night drivers is often needed.
    • 2005, Zadie Smith, On Beauty, Penguin Books (2006), page 13:
      She yanked the paper from her motherʼs hands, bringing it very close to her myopic eyes.
  2. (figurative) Shortsighted; improvident.
    • 2015 June 28, Paul Vallely, “The Pope's Ecological Vow”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      The real problem, he insists, is the myopic mentality that has failed to address climate change to date. The rich world’s indifference to the despoliation of the environment in pursuit of short-term economic gain is rooted in a wider problem.
    • 2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC‎:
      His postwar roles, full of myopic obsession, stalkerish derangement, and a desire for vengeance, don't seem like ground Hanks is willing to cover.
  3. (figurative) Narrow-minded.
    Scientific advances can draw us outside of our myopic comfort zone.
    • 2014, “Sacrastrophe”, performed by Slipknot:
      Will you come testify in the court of myopic opinion / Or will you settle for oblivion?

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Noun

myopic (plural myopics)

  1. A short-sighted individual.
    • 2008 March 23, Polly Morrice, “Descended From Salinger”, in New York Times‎:
      The offbeat little girls of “Playdate,” whose mothers stumble through parenthood, are not the first characters to feel like cultural descendants of Salinger’s children, those savants, myopics, guileless nose pickers and practicing belchers who seem to glow on the page, highlighting the shallowness of the adults.

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