The Collaborative International Dictionary
Narrow-minded \Nar"row-mind`ed\, a. Of narrow mental scope; lacking tolerance or breadth of view; illiberal; mean. Opposite of broad-minded, open-minded, liberal. [WordNet sense 2] [Narrower terms: dogmatic, dogmatical; little, petty, small, small-minded] Syn: narrowminded, narrow, illiberal, intolerant. 2. Capable of being shocked by behavior of others. Opposite of unshockable. [WordNet sense 1] Syn: shockable. [WordNet
5 +PJC] -- Nar"row-mind`ed*ness, n.
Wiktionary
n. the state of being narrow-minded
WordNet
n. an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior [syn: narrowness] [ant: broad-mindedness]
Usage examples of "narrow-mindedness".
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.
I rebelled against him for his narrow-mindedness, and I insisted on unlocking secrets for which I was not ready.
It was not merely the insult, but it was the revelation of the Bourbon narrow-mindedness and suspicious cunning that helped to strike him dumb.
Hornblower's masculine narrow-mindedness was disquieted by the situation.
National one-sidedness and narrow-mindedness become more and more impossible, and from the numerous national and local literatures, there arises a world literature.