Meaning of Myopia | Babel Free
maɪˈəʊ.pɪ.əDefinitions
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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
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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
Հայերեն
կարճատեսություն
日本語
近視
한국어
근시
Македонски
кусогледост
Nederlands
kortzichtigheid
Русский
близорукость
Svenska
kortsiktighet
ไทย
สายตาสั้น
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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