shortsightedness

English Thesaurus

1. a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	imprudence,
definition	:	a lack of caution in practical affairs (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	extravagance, prodigality, profligacy,
definition	:	the trait of spending extravagantly (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness,
definition	:	the trait of wasting resources (noun.attribute)

2. (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred (noun.state)

hypernym	:	ametropia,
definition	:	(ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia (noun.state)

domain category	:	ophthalmology,
definition	:	the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases (noun.cognition)

3. a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	providence,
definition	:	the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	improvident,
definition	:	not provident; not providing for the future (adj.all)

derivation	:	myopic, short, shortsighted, unforesightful,
definition	:	lacking foresight or scope (adj.all)

derivation	:	ill-considered, ill-judged, improvident, shortsighted,
definition	:	not given careful consideration (adj.all)

4. (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred (noun.state)

antonym	:	farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness,
definition	:	abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects (noun.state)

derivation	:	myopic, nearsighted, shortsighted,
definition	:	unable to see distant objects clearly (adj.all)

5. a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	providence,
definition	:	the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	improvident,
definition	:	not provident; not providing for the future (adj.all)

derivation	:	myopic, short, shortsighted, unforesightful,
definition	:	lacking foresight or scope (adj.all)

derivation	:	ill-considered, ill-judged, improvident, shortsighted,
definition	:	not given careful consideration (adj.all)

6. (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred (noun.state)

antonym	:	farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness,
definition	:	abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects (noun.state)

derivation	:	myopic, nearsighted, shortsighted,
definition	:	unable to see distant objects clearly (adj.all)