narrow-minded

adj.

Lacking tolerance, breadth of view, or sympathy; petty.

narrowmindedly nar'row-mind'ed·ly adv.
narrowmindedness nar'row-mind'ed·ness n.

adjective

1. Not tolerant of the beliefs or opinions of others, for example: bigoted, close-minded, hidebound, illiberal, intolerant. See accept/reject.
2. Not broad or elevated in scope or understanding: limited, little, narrow, petty, small, small-minded. See limited/unlimited, wide/narrow.
3. Having the restricted outlook often characteristic of geographic isolation: insular, limited, local, narrow, parochial, provincial, small-town. See limited/unlimited.

adj

Definition: biased, intolerant
Antonyms: broad-minded, liberal, tolerant, unbiased

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IN BRIEF: Only able to see one's own point of view.

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness. Broad, wholesome, charitable views cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth. — Mark Twain (1835-1910,) American writer, pen name for Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - snæversynet

Nederlands (Dutch)
bekrompen, kleinzielig

Français (French)
adj. - borné

Deutsch (German)
adj. - engstirnig, engherzig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - στενοκέφαλος, στενόμυαλος

Italiano (Italian)
gretto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - preconceituoso, tacanho

Русский (Russian)
ограниченный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de miras estrechas, intolerante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - trångsynt, inskränkt, fördomsfull

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
气量小的, 小心眼的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 氣量小的, 小心眼的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 편협한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 心の狭い, 偏狭な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) محدود او ضيق الافق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮צר-אופק, קטן-מוח‬

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