short-sighted

adjective

1. relating to or suffering from myopia
2. lacking foresight

   a short-sighted plan

Derived Forms

• ˌshort-ˈsightedness, noun
• ˌshort-ˈsightedly, adverb

Example Sentences

After the Trump administration launched a series of strikes on Syria in April that year following a chemical attack that killed more than 80 people, Gabbard called the strikes "reckless and short-sighted", saying they would escalate the civil war and hamper the collection of evidence about what had happened.

From BBC

But this package is also being criticised as short-sighted from the richer world’s perspective.

From BBC

“Starting World War Three over strikes on an arms depot in Bryansk region would probably be short-sighted.”

From BBC

Nothing was more short-sighted than the Democrats sending Bill Clinton to give a speech days before the election, saying Israel was “forced” to kill more than 41,000 people in the last year.

From Slate

And that’s just how short-sighted their decisions are.

From Salon