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intolerance, prejudice (preconception)
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Narrow-mindedness — Narrow minded Nar row mind ed, a. Of narrow mental scope; lacking tolerance or breadth of view; illiberal; mean. Opposite of {broad minded}, {open minded}, {liberal}. [WordNet sense 2] [Narrower terms: {dogmatic, dogmatical}; {little, petty,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
narrow-mindedness — n 1. narrowness, prejudice, bias, prejudgment, preconception; bigotry, warp, bent, leaning, twist, jaundice, jaundiced eye or view, colored or slanted view; partiality, arbitrariness, one sidedness, prepossession, made up mind; sexism, racism,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
narrow-mindedness — noun an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior • Syn: ↑narrowness • Ant: ↑broad mindedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑narrow (for: ↑narrowness), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
narrow-mindedness — noun see narrow minded … New Collegiate Dictionary
narrow-mindedness — See narrow mindedly. * * * … Universalium
narrow-mindedness — noun the state of being narrow minded … Wiktionary
narrow-mindedness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. intolerance, bigotry, provincialism; see prejudice … English dictionary for students
narrow mindedness — state of having a limited perspective, intolerance, prejudice … English contemporary dictionary
narrow-mindedness — nar·row mind·ed·ness … English syllables
narrow-minded — (adj.) also narrow minded, 1620s, from NARROW (Cf. narrow) (adj.) + MINDED (Cf. minded). Related: Narrow mindedness. Middle English had narrow hearted mean, ungenerous, ignoble (c.1200) … Etymology dictionary
