myopic

/maษชหˆษ’pษชk/

IPA: /M AY0 AA1 P IH0 K/

noun
  1. 1

    A short-sighted individual.

adjective
  1. 1

    Near-sighted; unable to see distant objects unaided

    โ€œA stronger prescription for myopic night drivers is often needed.โ€

  2. 2

    Shortsighted; improvident

  3. 3

    Narrow minded

    โ€œSo it is no wonder that some of the remarkable discoveries of the scientific method (...) can draw most of us well outside our myopic comfort zone.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/myopic