blinkered

[ bling-kerd ]

adjective

1. narrow-minded and subjective; unwilling to understand another viewpoint:

   When in the Oval Office, Hoover was blinkered by his distrust of government.

2. having blinkers on; fitted with blinkers:

   a blinkered racehorse.

ˈblinkered

/ ˈblɪŋkəd /

adjective

1. considering only a narrow point of view
2. (of a horse) wearing blinkers

Other Words From

• un·blinkered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of blinkered¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; blinker ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

They say - and his home secretary of just the other day Suella Braverman is among them - that he was too blinkered for too long in believing Plan A would work.

From BBC

However, a 1986 voter referendum was foiled by populist progressives who expressed a “blinkered resistance to anything that might perhaps be harmful,” King writes.

From Los Angeles Times

This blinkered attitude more than anything explains the decline in Mass attendance.

From Seattle Times

James's mother Helen Philliskirk said: "On both trips to the hospital we feel like it was quite a blinkered approach."

From BBC

It was obviously a joke aimed at blinkered white punks.

From Los Angeles Times