narrow-minded

See also: narrowminded and narrow minded

English

narrow-minded (comparative more narrow-minded, superlative most narrow-minded)

Having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas.
- 1963 June, “Second thoughts on Beeching”, in Modern Railways, page 362:
  Even Mr. Wilson's speech, excellent as it was, could only condemn the Government's narrow-minded approach for the reasons we have outlined, [...].
Intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced.

having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas

Belarusian: абмежаваны (abmježavany), недалёкі (be) (njedaljóki), невялікага розуму (njevjalikaha rózumu), цвердалобы (cvjerdalóby), вузкалобы (vuzkalóby)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 狹隘／狭隘 (zh) (xiá'ài)
Czech: úzkoprsý (cs)
Danish: snæversynet (da), indskrænket
Dutch: bekrompen (nl)
Faroese: smáligur, trongskygdur, grunnskygdur, smásinnaður
Finnish: ahdasmielinen (fi), ahdashenkinen
French: têtu (fr), borné (fr)
German: engstirnig (de), kleingeistig, beschränkt (de)
Hebrew: צר אופק (tzar ofek)
Hungarian: szűk látókörű, korlátolt (hu)
Italian: ristretto (it)
Japanese: 偏狭な (ja) (henkyō na), 狭量な (ja) (kyōryō na)
Macedonian: тесноград (tesnograd)
Norwegian: bornert (no), innskrenket, trangsynt
Portuguese: mesquinho (pt)
Russian: ограни́ченный (ru) (ograníčennyj), недалёкий (ru) (nedaljókij), твердоло́бый (ru) (tverdolóbyj), узколо́бый (ru) (uzkolóbyj)
Scottish Gaelic: cumhang
Spanish: cuadriculado (es), mente cuadriculada, cerrado (es), estrecho de miras
Swedish: trångsynt (sv), trångsinnad, enkelspårig, stelbent (sv)
Tagalog: alimbuyugin, may-isip-ipit
Ukrainian: вузьколо́бий (vuzʹkolóbyj)
Upper Sorbian: wuskomyslny
Welsh: culni (cy)

intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced

Belarusian: прадузяты (praduzjaty), вузкалобы (vuzkalóby)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Danish: snæversynet (da), intolerant, fordomsfuld
Finnish: ahdaskatseinen
French: intolérant (fr)
German: engstirnig (de)
Japanese: 偏狭な (ja) (henkyō na), 狭量な (ja) (kyōryō na)
Norwegian: bornert (no), innskrenket, trangsynt
Russian: с предрассу́дками (s predrassúdkami), предвзя́тый (ru) (predvzjátyj), узколо́бый (ru) (uzkolóbyj)
Scottish Gaelic: cumhang
Spanish: carca (es)
Swedish: trångsynt (sv), intolerant (sv), fördomsfull (sv)

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