Adjective: narrow-minded ,ner-ow'mIn-did [N. Amer], ,na-row'mIn-did [Brit]
- Lacking tolerance, flexibility or breadth of view
"a brilliant but narrow-minded judge";
- narrow
- Rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines
"His narrow-minded views prevented him from considering alternative perspectives"
- Capable of being shocked
"my secret weapon was to never seem narrow-minded so my daughters were always very open with me";
- shockable
See also: closed-minded, close-minded, dogmatic, dogmatical, illiberal, intolerant, narrow, opinionated, opinionative, petty, self-opinionated, small-minded
Antonym: broad-minded
Encyclopedia: Narrow-minded