Word of the Day: MYOPIC

Shortsighted

myopic (adj) - shortsighted; lacking vision or imagination; suffering from nearsightedness [mahy-oh-pik]

BREAKDOWN: MY- (shut) + OP- (eye) + -IC (pertaining to)

• myopia is the medical term for nearsightedness, where close objects are clear but distant ones appear blurry

“We are living in an interminable succession of absurdities imposed by the myopic logic of short-term thinking.” —Jacques Yves Cousteau