myopia

[ctivnan]

Myopia /'mai-jou-pi: http://www.antimoon.com/images/uh.gif/ (noun)

- nearsightedness

- lack of imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight

e.g. Some people's view on developing countries remain to be 'third-world', and this is a clear myopia.

[cmo]

I never heard or read that myopia could be used as metaphor.

Now I know I can use it aside from eyes problem.

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