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

Mr. Broderick, himself a sometime movie star, brings a slyly funny air of noblesse oblige that dovetails amusingly with Jay’s pompous, blinkered dimness.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It seems that Mrs. Blythe is accusing you of . . .” Mrs. Kuen blinkered her eyelids and cleared a catch in her throat.

From Literature

Rome’s blinkered position on war didn’t originate with Pope Leo XIV.

From The Wall Street Journal

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