myopically

🇺🇸 /maɪˈɑːpɪkli/ 🇬🇧 /maɪˈɒpɪkli/
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adverb
R

focusing only on short-term or immediate concerns without considering the long-term consequences or broader context

Myopically, the company cut costs in the short term, not realizing the long-term damage it would cause.

R

having difficulty seeing things that are far away

He squinted myopically at the distant sign, trying to make out the words.

translation

adv. focusing only on short-term or immediate concerns without considering the long-term consequences or broader context; having difficulty seeing things that are far away