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blinkered
[ bling-kerd ]
adjective
- narrow-minded and subjective; unwilling to understand another viewpoint:
When in the Oval Office, Hoover was blinkered by his distrust of government.
- having blinkers on; fitted with blinkers:
a blinkered racehorse.
ˈ
/ ˈɪŋə /
adjective
- considering only a narrow point of view
- (of a horse) wearing blinkers
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·İ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of blinkered1
Example Sentences
If only the whole story had been told from Låke’s curious and blinkered perspective, “The Colony” might have ended up more show than tell, and the more eloquent for it.
She accuses politicians of being blinkered by a desire to transform Paris into a cyclists' paradise - ignoring road safety.
This was a blinkered view of reproductive healthcare rights, however.
Sometimes, that celebration of energy can obfuscate the real artistic merits of a film, a director’s blinkered vision becoming a death knell.
It is actually the blinkered thinking, or rather non-thinking of the new national security mandarins about to ascend to the highest levels of government that most promises to place America's future in jeopardy.
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