narrow-sightedness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

narrow-sighted +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

narrow-sightedness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being narrow-sighted.
    • 1877, David Kaufmann, George Eliot and Judaism, page 17:
      The events of universal history are not to be reckoned upon either by the short-sightedness of the Philistine or by the narrow-sightedness of the student.
    • 1993, Judith A. Chafel, Child Poverty and Public Policy, page 11:
      Those concerned with creating climates for change can ill afford narrow-sightedness.
    • 2019, The Batting Doctor, The Batting Doctors Cricket Team Wisdom:
      This narrow-sightedness is a real problem and can cause a team to lose focus because of perhaps fixed or ignorant views on a particular subject.