Shortsightedness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈɔːɹtsaɪɾᵻdnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈɔːtsaɪtɪdnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈɔːtsaɪtɪdnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /ʃˈɔːɹtsaɪɾᵻdnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

improvidence nearsightedness myopia

Antonyms

hyperopia providence

Word Forms

myopic	adjective	unable to see distant objects clearly
nearsighted	adjective	unable to see distant objects clearly
shortsighted	adjective	unable to see distant objects clearly
improvident	adjective	not provident; not providing for the future

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kurzsichtigkeit

(Ophthalmologie) Sehstörung, die auf die fehlerhafte Brechungsfähigkeit des Auges zurückzuführen ist; entfernte Objekte erscheinen verschwommen

🇫🇷French

myopie

(ophtalmologie) anomalie de la vue résultant d'une capacité de réfraction défectueuse de l'œil ; les objets distants semblent flous

🇪🇸Spanish

miopía

(oftalmología) anomalía de la vista resultante de la capacidad refractiva defectuosa del ojo; los objetos distantes aparecen borrosos

🇮🇹Italian

miopia

(oftalmologia) anomalia della vista derivante da una difettosa capacità di rifrazione dell'occhio; gli oggetti distanti appaiono sfocati

🇳🇱Dutch

kortzichtigheid

(oogheelkunde) gezichtsafwijking als gevolg van het gebrekkige brekingsvermogen van het oog; verre objecten zien er wazig uit

🇵🇹Portuguese

miopia

(oftalmologia) anormalidade visual resultante de falha na capacidade de refração do olho; objetos distantes parecem desfocados

🇷🇺Russian

близорукость

(офтальмология) нарушение зрения, возникающее в результате нарушения преломляющей способности глаза; удаленные объекты кажутся размытыми

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अदूरदर्शिता

(नेत्र विज्ञान) आंख की दोषपूर्ण अपवर्तक क्षमता के परिणामस्वरूप होने वाली दृष्टि असामान्यता; दूर की वस्तुएँ धुंधली दिखाई देने लगती हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

অদূরদর্শিতা

(চক্ষুবিদ্যা) চোখের ত্রুটিপূর্ণ প্রতিসরণ ক্ষমতার ফলে দৃষ্টিশক্তি অস্বাভাবিকতা; দূরের বস্তুগুলি অস্পষ্ট দেখায়

🇮🇳Tamil

குறுகிய பார்வை

(கண் மருத்துவம்) கண்ணின் தவறான ஒளிவிலகல் திறனின் விளைவாக ஏற்படும் பார்வைக் குறைபாடு; தொலைதூர பொருள்கள் மங்கலாகத் தோன்றும்

🇮🇳Telugu

హ్రస్వదృష్టి

(నేత్ర వైద్యం) కంటి యొక్క తప్పు వక్రీభవన సామర్ధ్యం వల్ల ఏర్పడే కంటి చూపు అసాధారణత; సుదూర వస్తువులు అస్పష్టంగా కనిపిస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

दूरदृष्टी

(नेत्रविज्ञान) डोळ्यांच्या सदोष अपवर्तक क्षमतेमुळे उद्भवणारी दृष्टी विकृती; दूरच्या वस्तू अस्पष्ट दिसतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટૂંકી દૃષ્ટિ

(ઓપ્થેલ્મોલોજી) આંખની ખામીયુક્ત પ્રત્યાવર્તન ક્ષમતાના પરિણામે દ્રષ્ટિની અસામાન્યતા; દૂરની વસ્તુઓ અસ્પષ્ટ દેખાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೂರದೃಷ್ಟಿ

(ನೇತ್ರಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ಕಣ್ಣಿನ ದೋಷ ವಕ್ರೀಕಾರಕ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯದಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ದೃಷ್ಟಿ ಅಸಹಜತೆ; ದೂರದ ವಸ್ತುಗಳು ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಕಾಣುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹ്രസ്വദൃഷ്ടി

(ഒഫ്താൽമോളജി) കണ്ണിൻ്റെ അപവർത്തന ശേഷിയുടെ ഫലമായുണ്ടാകുന്ന കാഴ്ച വൈകല്യം; ദൂരെയുള്ള വസ്തുക്കൾ മങ്ങിയതായി കാണപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛੋਟੀ ਨਜ਼ਰ

(ਓਫਥਲਮੋਲੋਜੀ) ਅੱਖਾਂ ਦੀ ਨੁਕਸਦਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕ੍ਰਿਆਸ਼ੀਲ ਸਮਰੱਥਾ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਦੀ ਅਸਧਾਰਨਤਾ; ਦੂਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਧੁੰਦਲੀਆਂ ਦਿਖਾਈ ਦਿੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

دور اندیشی

آنکھ کی ناقص اضطراری صلاحیت کے نتیجے میں بینائی کی اسامانیتا؛ دور کی چیزیں دھندلی نظر آتی ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

短视

（眼科）因眼睛屈光能力缺陷导致的视力异常；远处的物体显得模糊

🇯🇵Japanese

近視

(眼科) 目の屈折能力の欠陥に起因する視力異常。遠くの物体がぼやけて見える

🇰🇷Korean

근시안

(안과) 눈의 잘못된 굴절 능력으로 인해 발생하는 시력 이상; 멀리 있는 물체가 흐릿하게 보입니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cận thị

(nhãn khoa) thị lực bất thường do khả năng khúc xạ của mắt bị lỗi; các vật ở xa có vẻ mờ

🇹🇭Thai

สายตาสั้น

(จักษุวิทยา) ความผิดปกติของการมองเห็นอันเนื่องมาจากความสามารถในการหักเหของตาผิดปกติ วัตถุที่อยู่ไกลออกไปจะเบลอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kepicikan

(oftalmologi) kelainan penglihatan akibat kemampuan refraksi mata yang salah; objek yang jauh tampak kabur

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng paningin

(ophthalmology) abnormalidad ng paningin na nagreresulta mula sa may sira na kakayahan sa repraktibo ng mata; lumalabas na malabo ang mga malalayong bagay

🇲🇾Malay

rabun

(oftalmologi) keabnormalan penglihatan akibat daripada keupayaan refraksi mata yang rosak; objek yang jauh kelihatan kabur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قصر النظر

(طب العيون) شذوذ البصر الناتج عن خلل في قدرة العين الانكسارية؛ تظهر الأشياء البعيدة غير واضحة

🇮🇷Persian

کوته فکری

(چشم شناسی) ناهنجاری بینایی ناشی از توانایی انکساری معیوب چشم؛ اجسام دور تار به نظر می رسند

🇹🇷Turkish

miyopluk

(oftalmoloji) gözün kusurlu kırma yeteneğinden kaynaklanan görme anormalliği; uzaktaki nesneler bulanık görünüyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוֹצֶר רְאִיָה

(רפואת עיניים) הפרעה בראייה הנובעת מיכולת השבירה לקויה של העין; אובייקטים מרוחקים נראים מטושטשים

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The primary meaning of 'shortsightedness' is '(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred'.

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Using 'shortsightedness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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