shortsightedness

noun

Definition of shortsightednessnext
as in inattention

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  1. inattention
  2. inadvertence
  3. negligence
Noun
  • This internal presentation of ADHD—characterized by inattention rather than hyperactivity—is more common in women but often flies under the radar.
    Megan Bruneau, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • That points to a bit of irony here — schools are serving substances that trigger behaviors like inattention and hyperactivity which interfere with the very purpose for which students are in the building.
    Allison Getty, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of inattention
Noun
  • As for inventions, accident and inadvertence played a role in the development of Post-it Notes and microwave heating.
    Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 4 May 2018
  • The history of the game proceeded through intelligence, but also through inadvertence.
    JAY CASPIAN KANG, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2017
Definition of inadvertence
Noun
  • Daniel Penny, a former Marine on trial for the Manhattan subway death of Jordan Neely, now faces a separate civil lawsuit from Neely’s father alleging negligence, assault, and battery as a jury deliberates Penny’s fate in the criminal case.
    Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
  • In a recent legal filing, Weinstein's attorneys claimed the conditions at Rikers amounted to negligence, exacerbating chronic ailments including diabetes and chronic myeloid leukemia.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of negligence
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“Shortsightedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortsightedness. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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