Definition of Shortsighted
Shortsighted
short·sight·ed


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(adjective)
Lacking foresight or wisdom in planning or decision-making.

e.g. The company's shortsighted decision to cut funding for research led to its downfall.

(adjective)
lacking the ability to look forward and anticipate events that are going to happen or imagine events that are likely to develop;

e.g. They made a shortsighted decision that ended up costing them a great deal.



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