narrow-mindedness.

An unwillingness to consider views, experiences, or ways of living beyond a limited set of beliefs.

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Words that belong together

• provincial narrow-mindedness
• intellectual narrow-mindedness

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The review criticized the council's narrow-mindedness rather than its lack of information.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: usually uncountable; no ordinary plural. Writing functions: character, judgment, social conflict. Commonness: moderately common. Spelling forms count once.