narrow-mindedness

noun/ˌnærəʊ ˈmaɪndɪdnəs/CEFR C1

সংকীর্ণমনতা

Meaning

An unwillingness to accept ideas or ways of life different from your own.

Example sentences

  • Travel is the cure for narrow-mindedness.সংকীর্ণমনতার ওষুধ হলো ভ্রমণ।
  • The rule was pure narrow-mindedness.নিয়মটি ছিল নিছক সংকীর্ণমনতা।

Common phrases with “narrow-mindedness

  • sheer narrow-mindednessনিছক সংকীর্ণমনতা
  • attack narrow-mindednessসংকীর্ণমনতার বিরুদ্ধে বলা
  • a symptom of narrow-mindednessসংকীর্ণমনতার লক্ষণ

A common mistake

His narrow-mindedness meant he only earned a little.His narrow-mindedness meant he refused to hear new ideas.

The word is about the range of a person's sympathies, never about the size of anything they own. Small-mindedness is the near-twin and leans more towards pettiness over trifles.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: small-mindedness, intolerance

Antonyms: open-mindedness

Similar words, and what each means

  • small-mindedness

    সংকীর্ণমনতা

    An unwillingness to consider anything outside your own narrow interests.

  • intolerance

    অসহিষ্ণুতা

    An unwillingness to accept ideas or people different from you.

Other English words for “সংকীর্ণমনতা

  • small-mindedness

    An unwillingness to consider anything outside your own narrow interests.

Opposite words

  • open-mindedness

    উদারমনস্কতা, নতুন ভাবনা গ্রহণের মানসিকতা

    Willingness to consider ideas and ways of living that are not your own.

Where this word is used

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  1. “narrow-mindedness” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • পুরুষত্ব, প্রাপ্তবয়স্ক পুরুষজীবন
    • খাদ্যশস্য
    • জানালার নিচের তাক
    • সংকীর্ণমনতা
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    সংকীর্ণমনতাnarrow-mindedness (noun) — সংকীর্ণমনতা. An unwillingness to accept ideas or ways of life different from your own.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “narrow-mindedness”?

    • megalomania
    • suppleness
    • tumult
    • small-mindedness
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    small-mindednesssmall-mindedness — সংকীর্ণমনতা. An unwillingness to consider anything outside your own narrow interests.

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