blinkered
pronunciation
How to pronounce blinkered in British English:
UK [ˈblɪŋkəd]
How to pronounce blinkered in American English:
US [ˈblɪŋkərd]
Word Origin
- blinkered (adj.)
- in the figurative sense, 1867, from horses wearing blinkers to limit the range of their vision (see blinker).
Example
- 1. This special report will argue that both sides are blinkered .
- 2. But not all arab accounts of sudan are so blinkered and shrill .
- 3. However , as mr currie observes , this is a dangerously blinkered view .
- 4. Another significant part is the fact that chinese communities throughout se asia regularly display callous racism and blinkered tribalism .
- 5. If you focus for decades on one narrow speciality , then you risk becoming blinkered and stale .