narrow-minded

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nar·row-mind·ed

(năr′ō-mīn′dĭd)

adj.

Lacking tolerance, breadth of view, or sympathy; petty.

nar′row-mind′ed·ly adv.

nar′row-mind′ed·ness n.

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narrow-minded

adj

having a biased or illiberal viewpoint; bigoted, intolerant, or prejudiced

ˌnarrow-ˈmindedly adv

ˌnarrow-ˈmindedness n

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nar′row-mind′ed

adj.

having a closed mind; biased.

[1615–25]

nar′row-mind′ed•ly, adv.

nar′row-mind′ed•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	narrow-minded - capable of being shocked shockable
	2.	narrow-minded - lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" narrow narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" broad-minded - inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own; "a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed"
	3.	narrow-minded - rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines sectarian - belonging to or characteristic of a sect; "a sectarian mind"; "the negations of sectarian ideology"- Sidney Hook; "sectarian squabbles in psychology"

narrow-minded

adjective intolerant, conservative, prejudiced, biased, provincial, petty, reactionary, parochial, short-sighted, bigoted, insular, opinionated, small-minded, hidebound, illiberal, strait-laced He's just a narrow-minded bigot.
catholic, cosmopolitan, tolerant, open-minded, indulgent, permissive, broad-minded, unprejudiced, freethinking

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narrow-minded

adjective

1. Not tolerant of the beliefs or opinions of others, for example:

bigoted, close-minded, hidebound, illiberal, intolerant.

2. Not broad or elevated in scope or understanding:

limited, little, narrow, petty, small, small-minded.

3. Having the restricted outlook often characteristic of geographic isolation:

insular, limited, local, narrow, parochial, provincial, small-town.

Translations

narrow-minded

[ˈnærəʊˈmaɪndɪd] (pej) ADJ [person] → estrecho de miras, de mentalidad cerrada; [views] → intolerante, cerrado; [ideas, outlook] → cerrado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

narrow-minded

[ˌnærəʊˈmaɪndɪd] adj (pej) (person) → di idee ristrette; (views, outlook) → ristretto/a

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narrow

(ˈnӕrəu) adjective

1. having or being only a small distance from side to side. a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross.

2. only just managed. a narrow escape.

3. (of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough.

verb

to make or become narrow. The road suddenly narrowed.

ˈnarrowly adverb

closely; only just. The ball narrowly missed his head.

ˈnarrows noun plural

a narrow sea-passage; a channel or strait.

ˌnarrow-ˈminded adjective

unwilling to accept ideas different from one's own.

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