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short-sighted

adjective

  1. unable to see the big picture
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Wiktionary

adj

  1. Near-sighted; myopic; unable to focus on distant objects.

    a short-sighted man

    a short-sighted person

  2. Unable to see long-term objectives; lacking foresight.

    a short-sighted idea

    The line used to continue to Ilfracombe, but that was closed in 1970 - another short-sighted decision that is still rued today.