Short"sighted*ness

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shortsighted \Short"sight`ed\, a.
   1. Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See {Myopic},
      and {Myopia}.
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   2. Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to
      understand things deep; of limited intellect.
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   3. Having little regard for the future; heedless.
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      {Short"sight`ed*ness}, n.
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            Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness. --Addison.
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