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myopia.

A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/maɪˈəʊ.pɪ.ə/UK/maɪˈoʊ.pi.ə/US
  1. A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.

    countable · figuratively · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μυωπία (muōpía, “shortsightedness”), from μύω (múō, “to shut, close”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”) + -ία (-ía).

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