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nearsightedness

noun

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

• Syn: ↑myopia, ↑shortsightedness

• Ant: ↑hyperopia (for: ↑myopia)

• Derivationally related forms: ↑shortsighted (for: ↑shortsightedness), ↑nearsighted, ↑myopic (for: ↑myopia)

• Topics: ↑ophthalmology

• Hypernyms: ↑ametropia

Useful english dictionary. 2012.