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myopic

myo·pic

UK/maɪˈɒpɪk/ US/maɪˈoʊpɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread

  • “stood in awed silence before the shrine”
  • “in grim despair and awestruck wonder”
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2.

lacking foresight or scope

  • “a short view of the problem”
  • “shortsighted policies”
  • “shortsighted critics derided the plan”
  • “myopic thinking”
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Origin

From myopia + -ic.

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