myopic

[ mahy-op-ik, -oh-pik ]

adjective

1. Ophthalmology. pertaining to or having myopia; nearsighted.
2. unable or unwilling to act prudently; shortsighted.
3. lacking tolerance or understanding; narrow-minded.

Other Word Forms

• my·opi·cal·ly adverb
• nonmy·opic adjective
• nonmy·opi·cal·ly adverb
• unmy·opic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of myopic¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; myop(ia) + -ic

Example Sentences

They have acted in myopic and ruinous fashion, bringing calamity to the nation they purport to love.

From Los Angeles Times

It also carries an increased risk for glaucoma, cataracts and myopic maculopathy, in which the center of the retina deteriorates.

From Salon

My sculptures and my photography are interested in very similar ideas, which is bringing people to a place and giving them these expansive but also myopic experiences.

From Los Angeles Times

The press secretary accused the media of having a myopic view of Trump's economic plans.

From Salon

His obsession with keeping the Tyre Nichols protestors safe was myopic, he told me, a case of forgetting the big picture to quash the few dangers he could control.

From Salon

Related Words

• nearsighted
• shortsighted