1. not thinking carefully about what might happen in the future
2. unable to see things clearly when they are far away; nearsighted
Usage: medical

Examples

• The company’s shortsighted decision to cut research funding hurt them later.
• It would be shortsighted to ignore climate change warnings.
• His shortsighted policies focused only on immediate profits.
• Without her glasses, she was quite shortsighted and couldn’t read the sign.
• The shortsighted student needed to sit in the front row to see the board.
• Many politicians are criticized for their shortsighted approach to education.
• Being shortsighted, he always carried his glasses with him.