myope
/ˈmaɪoʊp/
noun
- A person who is nearsighted; someone who has difficulty seeing objects that are far away.
- As a myope, he always sat in the front row of the movie theater.
- Without her contact lenses, the myope could barely recognize faces across the room.
- The eye doctor prescribed glasses for the young myope so she could see the board at school.
- A person who lacks foresight or fails to consider the long-term consequences of their actions.
- The CEO was a myope who focused only on quarterly profits instead of sustainable growth.
- Politicians who ignore climate change are myopes putting short-term gains ahead of the planet's future.
- Don't be a myope — think about how your choices today will affect your life ten years from now.
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