Definition
Lacking the ability to see far ahead; or unable to plan for the future and consider long-term consequences.
Etymology
Compound word from 'short' and 'sighted' (able to see). In medical use it means myopia (nearsightedness), and metaphorically it means unable to foresee future problems.
Kelly Says
The metaphor 'shortsighted' is powerful because it moved from describing a literal eye problem to describing bad decision-making, showing how physical limitations got mapped onto mental ones—when someone can't 'see ahead,' they make poor choices.
Translations
ARالعربية
قصير النظر
qaṣīr an-naẓar
BNবাংলা
অল্পদৃষ্টি
olpodṛṣṭi
CACatalà
miopia
mee-oh-pee-ah
CSČeština
krátkozraký
krah-tkoh-zrah-kee
DADansk
nærsynt
neh-rseen-t
DEDeutsch
kurzsichtig
koo-rtsih-tich
ESEspañol
miopa
mee-oh-pah
FAفارسی
نزدیک بین
nazdīk bīn
FISuomi
lyhytnäköinen
lyh-oo-tnah-kyh-ee-neh
GUGU
નજીકનું દૃષ્ટિ
najīknuṁ dṛṣṭi
HAHA
gani gani
gah-nee gah-nee
HEעברית
קרות ראייה
qroh-t ra-ee-yah
HIहिन्दी
निकटदृष्टि
nikatadṛṣṭi
HUMagyar
rövidlátó
reh-vee-dlah-toh
IDBahasa Indonesia
rabun jauh
rah-boon jah-oo
IGIG
anya anya
ah-nyah ah-nyah
ITItaliano
miopo
mee-oh-poh
KKKK
қысқа көру
qysqa kōru
KMKM
ក្រពើពិការ
kraboe pikar
MRMR
अल्पदृष्टि
alpadṛṣṭi
MSBahasa Melayu
rabun jauh
rah-boon jah-oo
MYမြန်မာ
နီးနီးကြည့်
nee-nee-kyeh
NLNederlands
bijziend
bay-see-ent
NONorsk
nærsynt
neh-rseen-t
PAPA
ਨਿਕਟਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀ
nikatadriśṭī
PLPolski
krótkowzroczny
kroh-tkoh-vzroh-chnee
PTPortuguês
miópe
mee-oh-peh
RUРусский
близорукий
blizorukiy
SVSvenska
närsynt
neh-rseen-t
SWKiswahili
upofu wa karibu
oo-poh-foo wah kah-ree-boo
TAதமிழ்
அருகிய பார்வை
arugiya pārvai
TEతెలుగు
దృష్టి లోపం
dṛṣṭi lōpaṁ
THไทย
ตาบอดสี
taa-boht see
TLTL
maikling paningin
mah-ee-kleng pah-nee-ngin
UKУкраїнська
короткозорий
korotkozoriy
URاردو
قریب نظر
qarīb nazār
VITiếng Việt
cận thị
kahn thee
YOYO
oju ti o kan
oh-joo tee oh kah-n
ZUZU
isibindi esincane
ee-see-bindee ehs-ee-ncaneh