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short-sighted adjective ( THOUGHT )
/ˌʃɔːtˈsaɪ.tɪd/
/ˌʃɔːrtˈsaɪ.t ̬ɪd/ adj Definition
disapproving not thinking enough about how an action will affect the future
It's very short-sighted of the government not to invest in technological research.
short-sightedness noun
/ˌʃɔːtˈsaɪ.tɪd.nəs//ˌʃɔːrtˈsaɪ.t ̬ɪd-/ n [U] (US also near-sightedness) (Definition of short-sighted adjective (THOUGHT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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