shortsighted Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite lacking foresight or scope
    unforesightful; short; myopic.
    • a short view of the problem
    • shortsighted policies
    • shortsighted critics derided the plan
    • myopic thinking
  2. adjective unable to see distant objects clearly
    nearsighted; myopic.
  3. adjective satellite not given careful consideration
    ill-considered; ill-judged; improvident.
    • ill-considered actions often result in disaster
    • an ill-judged attempt

WordNet

Short"sight`ed adjective
Definitions
  1. Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See Myopic, and Myopia.
  2. Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect.
  3. Having little regard for the future; heedless. -- Short"sight`ed*ly, adv. -- Short"sight`ed*ness, n.
    Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness. Addison.

Webster 1913