lack of foresight

  • 91myopia — ► NOUN 1) short sightedness. 2) lack of foresight or intellectual insight. DERIVATIVES myopic adjective. ORIGIN from Greek muein shut + ps eye …

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  • 92myopic — myopia ► NOUN 1) short sightedness. 2) lack of foresight or intellectual insight. DERIVATIVES myopic adjective. ORIGIN from Greek muein shut + ps eye …

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  • 93shortsighted — [shôrt′sīt΄id] adj. 1. NEARSIGHTED 2. having or showing a lack of foresight shortsightedly adv. shortsightedness n …

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  • 94because of — ON ACCOUNT OF, as a result of, as a consequence of, owing to, due to; thanks to, by/in virtue of; formal by reason of. → because * * * preposition : by reason of : on account of …

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  • 95con|serv´a|tive|ness — con|serv|a|tive «kuhn SUR vuh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. inclined to keep things as they are or were in the past; opposed to change, especially any change in traditions: »“What was good enough for my grandfather is good enough for me” is… …

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  • 96con|serv´a|tive|ly — con|serv|a|tive «kuhn SUR vuh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. inclined to keep things as they are or were in the past; opposed to change, especially any change in traditions: »“What was good enough for my grandfather is good enough for me” is… …

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  • 97Con|serv|a|tive — «kuhn SUR vuh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. inclined to keep things as they are or were in the past; opposed to change, especially any change in traditions: »“What was good enough for my grandfather is good enough for me” is something that a… …

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  • 98con|serv|a|tive — «kuhn SUR vuh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. inclined to keep things as they are or were in the past; opposed to change, especially any change in traditions: »“What was good enough for my grandfather is good enough for me” is something that a… …

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  • 99short´-sight´ed|ness — short sight|ed «SHRT SY tihd», adjective. 1. not able to see far; near sighted; myopic: »He was very short sighted, and this early encouraged his preference for reading rather than sport (Manchester Guardian). 2. Figurative. a) lacking in… …

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  • 100short´-sight´ed|ly — short sight|ed «SHRT SY tihd», adjective. 1. not able to see far; near sighted; myopic: »He was very short sighted, and this early encouraged his preference for reading rather than sport (Manchester Guardian). 2. Figurative. a) lacking in… …

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