Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being narrow-minded.
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- noun the state of being
narrow-minded
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior
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Examples
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They are the prisoners of hate "locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness", as Mandela would describe them.
Alemayehu G. Mariam: Ethiopia: Birtukan Unbound! Alemayehu G. Mariam 2010
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"Despite what my tired and mangled words may have implied, they were never intended to suggest any sort of narrow-mindedness and should never have been made."
Rick Sanchez Publicly Apologizes for "Inartful" Comments 2010
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Despite what my tired and mangled words may have implied, they were never intended to suggest any sort of narrow-mindedness and should never have been made.
Rick Sanchez's apology transcript for 'inartful comments' Melissa Bell 2010
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They are the prisoners of hate "locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness", as Mandela would describe them.
Alemayehu G. Mariam: Ethiopia: Birtukan Unbound! Alemayehu G. Mariam 2010
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Despite what my tired and mangled words may have implied, they were never intended to suggest any sort of narrow-mindedness and should never have been made.
Happy Hour Roundup Greg Sargent 2010
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Their refusal to give into the narrow-mindedness or ignorance that leads to such thinking was inspiring and much more in keeping with Stegner's reminder that it is our ability to cooperate and create, not our ability to go it alone, that sustains us in Colorado.
Jim Thomas: Denver Leaders See Over Monument Hill: Colorado Experience Jim Thomas 2011
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Despite what my tired and mangled words may have implied, they were never intended to suggest any sort of narrow-mindedness and should never have been made.
TV Column: Rick Sanchez and wife apologize for his Jon Stewart rant Lisa de Moraes 2010
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NPR often embodies the very things it claims to stand against: unfairness, narrow-mindedness and reactionary policies.
NPR's Taxpayer-Funded Intolerance Emilio Karim Dabul 2010
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Their refusal to give into the narrow-mindedness or ignorance that leads to such thinking was inspiring and much more in keeping with Stegner's reminder that it is our ability to cooperate and create, not our ability to go it alone, that sustains us in Colorado.
Jim Thomas: Denver Leaders See Over Monument Hill: Colorado Experience Jim Thomas 2011
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They are the prisoners of hate "locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness", as Mandela would describe them.
Alemayehu G. Mariam: Ethiopia: Birtukan Unbound! Alemayehu G. Mariam 2010
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