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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. narrow-minded - capable of being shocked
2. narrow-minded - lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"
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"
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narrow-minded

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narrow-minded

adjective
1. Not tolerant of the beliefs or opinions of others, for example:
2. Not broad or elevated in scope or understanding:
3. Having the restricted outlook often characteristic of geographic isolation:
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Translations

narrow-minded

[ˈnærəʊˈmaɪndɪd] (pej) ADJ [person] → estrecho de miras, de mentalidad cerrada ; [views] → intolerante, cerrado ; [ideas, outlook] → cerrado
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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. eng ضَيِّق тесен estreito úzký schmal smal στενός estrecho kitsas درازوباریک kapea étroit צר संकीर्ण uzak keskeny sempit þröngur stretto 狭い 폭이 좁은 siauras šaurs sempit smal smal, trang wąski اوږد او نرى estreito îngust узкий úzky ozek uzak smal, trång แคบ dar 狹窄的 вузький تنگ hẹp 狭窄的
2. only just managed. a narrow escape. noue نجاةٌ بأُعْجوبَه малък (por um) triz těsný, jen tak tak knapp kneben; med nød og næppe δύσκολος escaso üle noatera درازوباریک täpärä réussi de justesse בְּנֵס थोरी-सी गुंजायश वाला tijesan hajszálon múlt ... nyaris gagal naumur, tæpur (riuscito per poco) やっとの 아슬아슬한 vos ne vos pasiektas, nežymus grūts; knaps nyaris-nyaris op het nippertje knepen, med nød og neppe nieznaczny, ledwo osiągnięty سطحى،سرسرى،نرى (por um) triz ca prin minune трудный, еле достаточный tesný, len tak-tak tesen jedva med knapp nöd หวุดหวิด kıl payı 勉強的 вузький; тісний بہت تھوڑا eo hẹp 勉强的
3. (of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough. beperk ضَيِّق الأفُق ограничен limitado omezený, malicherný beschränkt snæver; begrænset περιορισμένος reducido kitsarinnaline کم پهنا suppea borné מצומצם, צר संकीर्ण ograničen, oskudan korlátozott dangkal takmarkaður ristretto, limitato 狭い 편협한 ribotas aprobežots; ierobežots sempit, tidak meluas beperkt snever, trangsynt, bornert ograniczony تنګ،كم سوره limitado limitat ограниченный obmedzený omejen oskudan ensidig, trångsynt, inskränkt ไม่กว้าง dar, sınırlı 狹隘的 обмежений ناکافي hẹp hòi 狭隘的
verb
to make or become narrow. The road suddenly narrowed. vernou يَضيق стеснявам (се) estreitar-se zúžit (se) schmäler werden. machen blive smal στενεύω estrechar kitsenema, kitsendama محدود کردن kaventua rétrécir לְהָצֵר संकीर्ण suziti se (be)szűkít; elkeskenyedik menyempit þrengjast restringere, restringersi 狭くする 좁아지다 (su)siaurėti, (su)siaurinti, pri(si)merkti sašaurināt; sašaurināties menjadi sempit versmallen innsnevre, gjøre/bli smalere zwęzić się له سوره كميدل estreitar-se a (se) îngusta суживать(ся) zúžiť (sa) zožiti (se) suziti göra smalare, smalna av ทําให้แคบลง daralmak, daraltmak 窄化,變窄 звужувати(ся) تنگ کرنا thu hẹp 变窄
ˈnarrowly adverb
closely; only just. The ball narrowly missed his head. rakelings بشيءٍ قليل، بِشَق النَّفْس насмалко por pouco těsně, o chloupek eng kneben; med nød og næppe μόλις por poco hädavaevu از نزدیک juuri ja juuri de justesse בקצת, בצמצום निकट से tijesno, jedva jedvice épphogy nyaris mengenai naumlega (per poco) かろうじて 좁게 vos, nežymiai, atidžiai gandrīz; tikko hamper-hampir, nyaris net knepent, med nød og neppe o włos له نږدى por pouco cu puţin чуть; еле-еле tesne, o chlp tesno za dlaku med knapp nöd, nätt och jämnt อย่างหวุดหวิด darı darına, kıl payı 勉強地,以毫釐之差 ледве, мало не بالکل قريب سے suýt nữa 狭窄地,勉强地
ˈnarrows noun plural
a narrow sea-passage; a channel or strait. nou مَضيق، بوغاز пролив estreito úžina, průliv, ulička die Meerenge sund τα στενά (για θαλάσσιο πέρασμα) estrecho merekitsus تنگناوگردنه kapeikko passage étroit מֵיצָר संकीर्ण morski tjesnac szoros selat sund stretto 海峡 해협 sąsmauka, siauruma šaurums sempit engte trangt sund przesmyk تنګه غاړه،سردنه estreito strâmtoare узкии пролив; канал úžina morska ožina tesnac trångt farvatten, gatt ช่องแคบ dar boğaz 海峽 вузька частина تنگ آبنائے cửa biển hẹp 海峡
ˌnarrow-ˈminded adjective
unwilling to accept ideas different from one's own. eng, bekrompe ضيِّق العَقْل، مُتَعَصِّب тесногръд bitolado úzkoprsý engstirnig snæversynet στενόμυαλος de miras estrechas, estrecho de miras kitsarinnaline کوته فکر ahdasmielinen à l'esprit étroit צַר אוֹפֶק संकीर्ण विचारों वाला uskogrudan, ograničen szűk látókörű picik þröngsÿnn di mente ristretta 狭量な 마음이 좁은 siauraprotis aprobežots; aizspriedumains berfikiran sempit bekrompen snever-/trangsynt ograniczony بى فكره tacanho limitat, în­gust узколобый úzkoprsý ozkosrčen uskogrud trångsynt, inskränkt ใจแคบ dar görüşlü, bağnaz 心胸狹窄的 недалекий تنگ ذہن hẹp hòi 气量狭小的
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narrow-minded

ضَيّقُ الْعَقْلِ úzkoprsý snæversynet engstirnig στενόμυαλος intolerante ahdasmielinen borné uskogrudan di vedute ristrette 了見の狭い 마음이 좁은 bekrompen trangsynt ograniczony bitolado , limitado косный trångsynt ใจแคบ dar görüşlü thiển cận 小心眼的
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At any rate I fell greedily upon them, and I read with no less zest than his poems the bitter, and cruel, and narrow-minded criticisms which mainly filled one of the volumes.
Nevertheless, as this young man was in the eye of the law not a man, but a thing, all these superior qualifications were subject to the control of a vulgar, narrow-minded, tyrannical master.
John Dashwood was a strong caricature of himself;-- more narrow-minded and selfish.
Aurelia could have understood the feeling of a narrow-minded and conventional hen who has brought a strange, intrepid duckling into the world; but her situation was still more wonderful, for she could only compare her sensations to those of some quiet brown Dorking who has brooded an ordinary egg and hatched a bird of paradise.
He blushed for the narrow-minded counsel which he was obliged to expose.
You are talking like narrow-minded, ignorant little squireens."
"Yes, gentlemen," continued the orator, "in spite of the opinions of certain narrow-minded people, who would shut up the human race upon this globe, as within some magic circle which it must never outstep, we shall one day travel to the moon, the planets, and the stars, with the same facility, rapidity, and certainty as we now make the voyage from Liverpool to New York!
His father was a narrow-minded trader and saw idleness and ruin in the aspirations and ambition of his son.
This unavoidable appearance of mystery, and the strictly retired life which my studies compel me to lead, offend the narrow-minded people in my part of the county, close to Barkingham; and the unpopularity of my pursuits has followed me here.
The former was the widow of a substantial farmer, a narrow-minded, tattling old gossip, whose character is not worth describing.
I fear this narrow-minded view of virtue, though, is not confined to pussies.
Anytus is the type of the narrow-minded man of the world, who is indignant at innovation, and equally detests the popular teacher and the true philosopher.

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