myopia

Noun

Nearsightedness; a visual defect where distant objects appear blurry.
(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred
A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.
A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.

Examples

Some players suffer from strategic myopia, only seeing short words directly in front of them.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μυωπία (muōpía, “shortsightedness”), from μύω (múō, “to shut, close”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”) + -ία (-ía).

Synonyms

nearsightedness, shortsightedness

Antonyms

hyperopia

Scrabble Score: 13

myopia: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
myopia: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
myopia: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

myopia: valid Words With Friends Word