myopia

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.

Opposite of

hyperopia

Synonyms

shortsightedness

nearsightedness

short-sightedness

near sight

short sight

near-sightedness

short/near sight

nearsightedness

farsighted

short-sightedness

hyperopia

nearsighted

near-sighted

purblindness

myopy

Translations

myopie

Kurzsichtigkeit

miopia

miopía

miopia

miopia

μυωπία

Myopie

bijziendheid

miyop

miyopi

حسر البصر

myopie

vue basse

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maɪˈəʊ.pɪ.ə/

Etymology

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