Myopia

//maɪˈoʊ.pi.ə// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it. countable, uncountable

    "The modern rise in myopia mirrored a trend for children in many countries to spend more time engaged in reading, studying or — more recently — glued to computer and smartphone screens."

  2. 2
    (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred wordnet
  3. 3
    A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning. countable, figuratively, uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μυωπία (muōpía, “shortsightedness”), from μύω (múō, “to shut, close”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”) + -ία (-ía).

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