narrow-sightedness
nounEtymology From narrow-sighted + -ness.
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The quality of being narrow-sighted.
- 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.1877, David Kaufmann, George Eliot and Judaism, page 17:
- Those concerned with creating climates for change can ill afford narrow-sightedness.1993, Judith A. Chafel, Child Poverty and Public Policy, page 11:
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- 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.2019, The Batting Doctor, The Batting Doctors Cricket Team Wisdom: