hidebound

• Qualifie une personne ou une institution qui refuse ou est incapable de changer, en raison de son attachement à des opinions traditionnelles ou figées.

Describes a person or institution that is unwilling or unable to change because of traditional or fixed attitudes.

1. Narrow-minded or rigidC2formal

   Unwilling or unable to change because of traditional or conservative attitudes.

   étroit d'esprit

   • The hidebound committee refused to consider any new proposals.
   • His hidebound views on education prevented innovation in the classroom.
   • The company's hidebound management style drove away young talent.

   Synonymesconservativeinflexibleintolerantnarrow-mindedreactionaryrigidtraditionalist

   Antonymesbroad-mindedflexibleliberalopen-mindedprogressivereceptivetolerant