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The Britannica Dictionary closed–minded 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• closed–minded (adjective)

closed–minded /ˈkloʊzdˈmaɪndəd/ adjective closed–minded /ˈkloʊzdˈmaɪndəd/ adjective Britannica Dictionary definition of CLOSED–MINDED [more closed–minded; most closed–minded] chiefly US, disapproving : not willing to consider different ideas or opinions : having or showing a closed mind

• He's becoming increasingly closed-minded in his old age.
• a closed-minded refusal to listen

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— closed–mindedly

adverb

— closed–mindedness

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