myopia
noun
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Definition of myopia
1
: a condition in which the visual images come to a focus (see focus entry 1 sense 4) in front of the retina of the eye resulting especially in defective vision of distant objects : nearsightedness
She wears glasses to correct her myopia.
2
: a lack of foresight or discernment : a narrow view of something
… those require long-term commitments, which in our current myopia we cannot take on.— Adam Smith
Examples of myopia in a Sentence
She wears eyeglasses to correct her myopia.
Recent Examples on the Web
Twitter has also made the image a symbol of political myopia, the social hypocrisy of a certain group of Christians, and the country’s push-pull around race and sexuality. — Alex Abad-santos, Vox, "“Christian girl autumn,” explained.," 14 Aug. 2019 The study of history is also a safeguard against myopia. — The Economist, "The study of history is in decline in Britain," 18 July 2019 While his political strategy depends on stuffing his cabinet with hardliners, their ideological myopia renders them ill-suited to the task of managing a major constitutional upheaval, yet perversely over-confident in their ability to do so. — Craig Berry, Quartz, "Boris Johnson’s hard Brexit cabinet actually makes a soft Brexit more likely," 26 July 2019 Another side effect of this myopia: the petty internecine attacks Pelosi and her cohort have unleashed on Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib. — Elizabeth Spiers, The New Republic, "Beyond Pelosi," 24 July 2019 Scott Rozelle, a professor at Stanford, found that most kids left behind in the rural villages are sick or malnourished and that up to two-thirds struggle with combinations of anemia, worms, and uncorrected myopia, which set them back at school. — Joel Kotkin, National Review, "The Return to Serfdom," 25 July 2019 The cure for this epidemic of meaty myopia rests in places like Hodori. — Dominic Armato, azcentral, "The best restaurants in Mesa," 15 July 2019 The likely culprits are the inertia and myopia of savers and retirement-plan... — Jason Zweig, WSJ, "The Deal Hidden in Your 401(k)," 7 June 2019 And in August, Beijing officially cemented the ban just days after President Xi Jinping gave a speech about myopia and authorities recommended curbing video games as one of the solutions. — Shannon Liao, The Verge, "China lifts video game ban but not for its biggest player," 29 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'myopia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for myopia
myopia
noun
English Language Learners Definition of myopia
medical
: a condition of the eye that makes it difficult to see objects that are far away
See the full definition for myopia in the English Language Learners Dictionary
myopia
noun
my·o·pia
| \ mī-ˈō-pē-ə
\
\
Medical Definition of myopia
: a condition in which the visual images come to a focus in front of the retina of the eye because of defects in the refractive media of the eye or of abnormal length of the eyeball resulting especially in defective vision of distant objects
— called also nearsightedness
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