MEANING
An unwillingness to consider ideas or evidence that challenge existing beliefs.
Use it for
refusing contrary evidence; resistance to unfamiliar views; protecting a belief from reconsideration
Words that belong together
- persistent closed-mindedness
- challenge closed-mindedness
On the page
The conflict persisted because of closed-mindedness rather than a lack of information.
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- Base
- closed-mindedness
Usage notes
Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, interpretation. Commonness: moderately common.
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