Jacob Campbell
Dr. Jacob Campbell, LICSW

I'm a father, husband, and educator committed to growing as a person and creating change for those with less power. I serve as an Associate Professor of Social Work at Heritage University. My work spans school social work, mental health, and youth with behavioral challenges. I'm passionate about educational innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and supporting students in becoming effective change agents.

Jacob Campbell
Dr. Jacob Campbell, LICSW

I'm a father, husband, and educator committed to growing as a person and creating change for those with less power. I serve as an Associate Professor of Social Work at Heritage University. My work spans school social work, mental health, and youth with behavioral challenges. I'm passionate about educational innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and supporting students in becoming effective change agents.

myopic

While reading McNamara (2006), I came across myopic as a new word. The idea of seeing the forest from the trees, it is so hard to see further than what is right in front of us sometimes.

Screenshot of context where 'myopic' was found
An image of where I read myopic.

myopic

Adjective

  1. unable to see distant objects clearly
    • Synonyms
      • nearsighted
      • shortsighted
    • Antonyms
      • farsighted
      • presbyopic
    • Related
      • myopia
      • nearsightedness
      • shortsightedness
      • myopia
      • nearsightedness
      • shortsightedness
      • myopia
      • nearsightedness
      • shortsightedness
  2. lacking foresight or scope; “a short view of the problem”; “shortsighted policies”; “shortsighted critics derided the plan”; “myopic thinking”
    • Synonyms
      • short
      • shortsighted
      • unforesightful
    • Similar to
      • improvident
    • Related
      • improvidence
      • shortsightedness

There are 161 definitions in the project. Most definitions were taken from Terminology app, which is based on the Princeton University's WordNet lexical database. The following is a listing of all of the terms included.

Dictionary Entry Information

Added to Project:

Reference Author: McNamara (2006)

Reference Citation:

McNamara, R. L. (2006). The elegant self: A radical apprach to personal evolution for greater influence in life (Revised Eds.). Bolder, CO: Performance Integral.