Myopic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unable to see distant objects clearly

lacking foresight or scope

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/maɪˈɑːpɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/maɪˈɒpɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/maɪˈɒpɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /maɪˈɑːpɪk/.

Examples

a short view of the problem
shortsighted policies
shortsighted critics derided the plan

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

short nearsighted shortsighted unforesightful

Antonyms

farsighted

Parts of Speech

adjective	unable to see distant objects clearly
adjective	lacking foresight or scope “a short view of the problem”

Word Forms

nearsightedness	noun	(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
shortsightedness	noun	(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
myopia	noun	(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kurzsichtig

nicht in der Lage, entfernte Objekte klar zu sehen

🇫🇷French

myope

incapable de voir clairement les objets éloignés

🇪🇸Spanish

miope

incapaz de ver objetos distantes con claridad

🇮🇹Italian

miope

incapace di vedere chiaramente gli oggetti distanti

🇳🇱Dutch

bijziend

niet in staat om verre objecten duidelijk te zien

🇵🇹Portuguese

míope

incapaz de ver objetos distantes claramente

🇷🇺Russian

близорукий

не может ясно видеть удаленные объекты

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कमबीन

दूर की वस्तुओं को स्पष्ट रूप से देखने में असमर्थ होना

🇧🇩Bengali

মায়োপিক

দূরের বস্তু পরিষ্কারভাবে দেখতে অক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

கிட்டப்பார்வை

தொலைவில் உள்ள பொருட்களை தெளிவாக பார்க்க முடியாது

🇮🇳Telugu

మయోపిక్

సుదూర వస్తువులను స్పష్టంగా చూడలేరు

🇮🇳Marathi

मायोपिक

दूरच्या वस्तू स्पष्टपणे पाहू शकत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

માયોપિક

દૂરની વસ્તુઓ સ્પષ્ટ રીતે જોવામાં અસમર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮೀಪದೃಷ್ಟಿ

ದೂರದ ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ನೋಡಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മയോപിക്

ദൂരെയുള്ള വസ്തുക്കളെ വ്യക്തമായി കാണാൻ കഴിയില്ല

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

近视的

无法看清远处的物体

🇯🇵Japanese

近視

遠くの物体がはっきり見えない

🇰🇷Korean

근시

멀리 있는 물체를 선명하게 볼 수 없다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cận thị

không thể nhìn rõ các vật ở xa

🇹🇭Thai

สายตาสั้น

ไม่สามารถมองเห็นวัตถุระยะไกลได้ชัดเจน

🇮🇩Indonesian

lamur

tidak dapat melihat objek jauh dengan jelas

🇲🇾Malay

rabun

tidak dapat melihat objek yang jauh dengan jelas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قصر النظر

عدم القدرة على رؤية الأشياء البعيدة بوضوح

🇮🇷Persian

نزدیک بینی

قادر به دیدن اجسام دور به وضوح نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

miyop

uzaktaki nesneleri net görememek

🇮🇱Hebrew

קְצַר רְאִיָה

לא מסוגל לראות עצמים רחוקים בבירור

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