narrow-minded

• Qualifie une personne qui refuse d'accepter ou de comprendre des idées, opinions ou coutumes nouvelles ou différentes, faisant preuve d'esprit fermé et de peu de tolérance.

Describes a person who is unwilling to accept or understand new or different ideas, opinions, or customs.

1. Easily shockedB2informal

   Having a limited perspective that makes one easily offended or shocked by new or different ideas.

   Prude / étroit d'esprit

   • He is so narrow-minded that he was shocked by the modern art exhibit.
   • Her narrow-minded upbringing made her easily scandalized by casual conversation.
   • Don't be so narrow-minded; not everything unfamiliar is offensive.

   Synonymesconservativeprimprovincialprudishpuritanicalstrait-lacedstuffyuptight

   Antonymesbroad-mindedliberalopen-mindedtolerantunprejudiced

2. Lacking toleranceB2formal

   Unwilling to accept or understand different opinions, cultures, or ways of life.

   étroit d'esprit

   • A narrow-minded person refuses to consider other viewpoints.
   • His narrow-minded attitude prevented him from appreciating diverse traditions.
   • The community was criticized for its narrow-minded approach to social change.

   Synonymesbigotedclose-mindeddogmatichideboundilliberalinsularintolerantparochialprejudicedprovincialsmall-minded

   Antonymesbroad-mindedliberalopen-mindedpermissivetolerantunbiased

3. Rigidly dogmaticC1formal

   Strictly adhering to a particular set of beliefs, especially religious or political doctrines, without openness to others.

   dogmatique rigide

   • The narrow-minded sect rejected any interpretation outside its own doctrine.
   • His narrow-minded adherence to the party line alienated many colleagues.
   • She left the group because of its narrow-minded insistence on outdated rules.

   Synonymesdoctrinairedogmatichideboundinflexiblerigid

   Antonymesbroad-mindedliberalopen-mindedpermissivereceptivetolerant