blinkered

American  

[bling-kerd] / ˈblɪŋ kərd /

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.

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ˈblinkered British  

/ ˈblɪŋkəd /

adjective

1. considering only a narrow point of view

2. (of a horse) wearing blinkers

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Other Word Forms

• unblinkered adjective

Etymology

Origin of blinkered

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

Example Sentences

He said investigators must not be "blinkered" or put crimes into boxes while ignoring the overlap between some offences.

From BBC

But the challenges buffeting America these days go beyond the author’s charged and sometimes blinkered framework.

From The Wall Street Journal

But campaigners have claimed the report was "half-baked" and the government was "blinkered" about the importance of pylons.

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times

She accuses politicians of being blinkered by a desire to transform Paris into a cyclists' paradise - ignoring road safety.

From BBC