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

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

Gideon Rabinowitz, from UK NGO network Bond, accused the government of making a "short-sighted decision" meaning "UK aid will plummet this year".

From BBC

One would hope that it's self-evident that "revenge on liberals for not liking me" is both a pathetic and short-sighted justification for voting for a wannabe dictator with a criminal rap sheet the size of a Russian novel.

From Salon

What's short-sighted is being a single issue voter seeking vengeance against cat ladies.

From Salon