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Meaning of Myopia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
maɪˈəʊ.pɪ.ə

Definitions

  1. 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.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية قصر النظر
Čeština krátkozrakost
Deutsch Kurzsichtigkeit
Ελληνικά μυωπία
Español miopía
Français myope
日本語 近視
한국어 근시
Македонски кусогледост
Nederlands kortzichtigheid
Русский близорукость
Svenska kortsiktighet
Українська короткозорість
Tiếng Việt cận thị

Examples

“The modern rise in myopia mirrored a trend for children in many countries to spend more time engaged in reading, studying or — more recently — glued to computer and smartphone screens.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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