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Stubborn vs Myopic - What's the difference?

stubborn | myopic |

As adjectives the difference between stubborn and myopic

is that stubborn is refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting while myopic is nearsighted; unable to see distant objects unaided.

As a noun myopic is

a short-sighted individual.

stubborn

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.
    • He is pretty stubborn about his political beliefs, so why bother arguing?
    Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * stubbornly * stubbornness

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    myopic

    English

    (Myopia)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • nearsighted; unable to see distant objects unaided
    • Corrective lenses compensate for the excessive positive diopters of the myopic eye.
    A stronger prescription for myopic night drivers is often needed.
  • shortsighted; improvident
  • narrow minded

    • Synonyms

    * short-sighted * near-sighted

    Antonyms

    * hyperopic

    Related terms

    * myopia

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A short-sighted individual.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=March 23, author=Polly Morrice, title=Descended From Salinger, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The offbeat little girls of “Playdate,” whose mothers stumble through parenthood, are not the first characters to feel like cultural descendants of Salinger’s children, those savants, myopics , guileless nose pickers and practicing belchers who seem to glow on the page, highlighting the shallowness of the adults. }}

    See also

    * presbyopic