1 (especially BrE) (AmE usually near-sighted) able to see things clearly only if they are very close to you:
She wears glasses because she's very short-sighted.
OPPLONG-SIGHTED
2 not thinking carefully about the possible effects of sth or what might happen in the future:
a short-sighted policy
short sight noun [U]:
She suffered from short sight.
short-sightedly adverb
short-sightedness noun [U]:
an eye test to detect short-sightedness * Many people accused the government of short-sightedness.
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