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short-sighted

 
 
/ˌʃɔːtˈsaɪtɪd/ adjective

Translation

SIGHT not able to see far without wearing glasses
miyop; uzağı göremeyen
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THINKING not thinking enough about how an action will affect the future
ileriyi göremeyen, geleceği yorumlayamayan, kısa/dar görüşlü; sağduyusuz
a short-sighted policy937
(Definition of short-sighted adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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