narrowness

noun

Definition of narrownessnext
as in intolerance

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  1. intolerance
  2. bigotry
  3. segregation
Noun
  • The cause of fructose intolerance depends on the specific type.
    Devineé Lingo, M.S., Health, 1 Nov. 2024
  • An intolerance for difference in some people pushes the child away more, further isolating them.
    Jothy Rosenberg, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of intolerance
Noun
  • Pro-democracy advocates all over the world watched with disappointment and alarm as Trump took the former course, plumbing the depths of bigotry and fear, and vowing to take vengeance.
    Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Hanks’s natural likability attacked that bigotry directly, and for that the performance remains incredibly meaningful.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of bigotry
Noun
  • These large zones — as opposed to smaller neighborhood zones for a single school — could help create equity and break down racial and socio-economic segregation in this district.
    The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Yes, but: Black Americans and Mexican Americans were kept out of high-paying jobs and couldn't move to new suburbs because of racial segregation.
    Russell Contreras, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of segregation
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