Nearsightedness

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
The property of being nearsighted, myopia.
2
(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred wordnet

Synonyms

myopia shortsightedness shortsightedness authoritarianism bigotry blind side

Antonyms

farsightedness hypermetropia hypermetropy hyperopia

Etymology

From nearsighted + -ness.

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