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myopia

/maɪˈoʊ.pi.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
my-opia
IPA
/maɪˈoʊ.pi.ə/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: μυωπία

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /maɪˈoʊ.pi.ə/
  • British English: /maɪˈəʊ.pɪ.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

myopias (plural)

Derived Forms

anisomyopia heteromyopia isomyopia myope myopiagenic myopic myopically myopist myopization pseudomyopia

Phrases

compound myopia simple myopia

Frequently Paired Words

astigmatism emmetropia presbyopia

Synonyms

shortsightedness nearsightedness

Antonyms

hyperopia

Rhymes With

ethiopia utopia cornucopia tropea dystopia presbyopia heterotopia eutopia autopia ectopia infotopia tropia

Questions

How do you pronounce myopia?
The recorded pronunciation is /maɪˈoʊ.pi.ə/.
What does myopia mean?
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.
Where does myopia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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