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Definition of narrow-mindedness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

narrow-mindedness

noun

/ˌnærəʊ ˈmaɪndɪdnəs/

/ˌnærəʊ ˈmaɪndɪdnəs/

[uncountable] (disapproving)

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the fact of not being willing to listen to new ideas or to the opinions of others synonym bigotry, intolerance (1) opposite broad-mindedness, open-mindedness

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