small-mindedness

noun/ˌsmɔːl ˈmaɪndɪdnəs/CEFR C1

সংকীর্ণমনতা

Meaning

An unwillingness to consider anything outside your own narrow interests.

Example sentences

  • The decision reeks of small-mindedness.সিদ্ধান্তটি থেকে সংকীর্ণমনতার গন্ধ আসে।
  • Small-mindedness kept the two families apart.সংকীর্ণমনতাই পরিবার দুটিকে দূরে রেখেছিল।

Common phrases with “small-mindedness

  • sheer small-mindednessনিছক সংকীর্ণমনতা
  • petty small-mindednessতুচ্ছ সংকীর্ণতা
  • rise above small-mindednessসংকীর্ণতার ঊর্ধ্বে ওঠা

A common mistake

His small-mindedness meant he could not understand the maths.His small-mindedness meant he would not listen to anyone else.

The word is about attitude, not ability. Someone small-minded refuses to look beyond their own concerns; someone who cannot follow an argument is simply struggling with it.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: pettiness, narrow-mindedness

Antonyms: open-mindedness

Similar words, and what each means

  • pettiness

    সংকীর্ণতা, তুচ্ছতা

    Too much concern with small, unimportant matters.

  • narrow-mindedness

    সংকীর্ণমনতা

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

Other English words for “সংকীর্ণমনতা

  • narrow-mindedness

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

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. “small-mindedness” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

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    • পিতল
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    সংকীর্ণমনতাsmall-mindedness (noun) — সংকীর্ণমনতা. An unwillingness to consider anything outside your own narrow interests.

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

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    pettinesspettiness — সংকীর্ণতা, তুচ্ছতা. Too much concern with small, unimportant matters.

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