/ Dictionary / Index S shortsighted: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: short•sight•ed Pronunciation: (shôrt'sī'tid), [key] — adj. unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic. lacking in foresight: a shortsighted plan. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: shortsighted (Thesaurus) short shrift short splice Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fidelity Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language