narrow-minded

• Descreve uma pessoa que não aceita ou não quer entender ideias, opiniões ou costumes novos ou diferentes. Também pode indicar alguém com preconceitos ou falta de abertura a outras perspectivas.

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.

   Facilmente chocado

   • 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.

   Sinônimosconservativeprimprovincialprudishpuritanicalstrait-lacedstuffyuptight

   Antônimosbroad-mindedliberalopen-mindedtolerantunprejudiced

2. Lacking toleranceB2formal

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

   Mente fechada

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbigotedclose-mindeddogmatichideboundilliberalinsularintolerantparochialprejudicedprovincialsmall-minded

   Antônimosbroad-mindedliberalopen-mindedpermissivetolerantunbiased

3. Rigidly dogmaticC1formal

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

   Dogmático

   • 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   • She left the group because of its narrow-minded insistence on outdated rules.

   Sinônimosdoctrinairedogmatichideboundinflexiblerigid

   Antônimosbroad-mindedliberalopen-mindedpermissivereceptivetolerant