Myopic
/maɪˈoʊ.pɪk/noun
Lacking long-range vision, either literally or figuratively.
Did you know?Myopic comes from Greek myōps, literally a “squinting eye,” built from myein (“to close”) + ōps (“eye, face”), so the word originally described the physical act of narrowing the eyes before it became a metaphor for limited vision.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
mýōps
“A squinting person; one with eyes narrowed or half-closed.”
Late Greek
Greek
myōpikós
“Relating to squinting or short-sightedness.”
Late Latin
Latin
myopicus
“Short-sighted, near-sighted.”
16th-17th Century
English
myopic
“Short-sighted in vision.”
Modern English
English
myopic
“Narrow in outlook; lacking foresight, or literally near-sighted.”