myopia
A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses…A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.
» You really have a severe myopia.
Du hast wirklich eine schwerwiegende Myopie.
Du bist wirklich extrem kurzsichtig.
Sie sind wirklich extrem kurzsichtig.
У тебе насправді серйозна короткозорість.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.
(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.
Kurzsichtigkeit
близору́костьblizorúkostʹ
Examples
6 sentencesYou really have a severe myopia.
У тебе насправді серйозна короткозорість.
deDu hast wirklich eine schwerwiegende Myopie.
One in ten people have myopia.
ruКаждый десятый человек страдает близорукостью.
Atheism is a severe form of myopia.
I don't consider my myopia as an impediment.
ruЯ не считаю свою близорукость помехой.
deIch sehe meine Kurzsichtigkeit nicht als Handicap an.
Children who spend more time outdoors have a lower risk of myopia.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μυωπία (muōpía, “shortsightedness”), from μύω (múō, “to shut,Borrowed from Ancient Greek μυωπία (muōpía, “shortsightedness”), from μύω (múō, “to shut, close”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”) + -ία (-ía).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: myopiasSynonyms
2 synonyms- (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred:nearsightednessshortsightedness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable