obtuseness
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8.1
- noun
- /əbˈtjuːs.nəs/
- Offensive
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obtusidad [OFENSIVO]
- Despite his friends' explanations, his obtuseness left them feeling frustrated.
Examples
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At almost every turn, Brent shows how Peirce's self-absorption and consequent obtuseness to his effect on others conspired to undercut his own cause.
Academic text (1994) -
And no amount of willful obtuseness is going to change that.
Blog text (11) -
The psychologist was obviously frustrated and a bit annoyed by my obtuseness.
Academic text (2002) -
When K asks for directions in The Castle, the landlady rails against his obtuseness.
Academic text (1997) -
Critics on both sides of the Atlantic assailed Froude for his obtuseness in the face of sacred memories.
Academic text (2001) -
In fact, they are, through genuine obtuseness or something more malicious, demonstrating the very behavior the OP is pointing out as harmful.
Blog text (10) -
And that is what marked the obtuseness of Chief Justice Warren's opening line in Loving v. Virginia: that the Court had never encountered a case of this kind before: a restriction of marriage along lines of race.
Academic text (2005) -
In pursuit of this goal, he was constantly driven to castigate the willful obtuseness of fellow scholars, his former friends and patrons, and even the author of the misguided Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, his former self.
Academic text (1997) -
Her obtuseness made it difficult for her to grasp simple concepts in class.
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The teacher patiently addressed the students' obtuseness during the complex lesson.
Synonyms
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4.2
Not knowing what to do or how something works
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6.9
A feeling of not being able to understand something
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7.4
Not noticing things happening around you
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5.7
Not noticing or understanding something important
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6.2
A state of not understanding things quickly
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4.3
A condition when a person's ability to think and learn develops less quickly than usual
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7.7
Not able to understand things quickly
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3.8
Slow thinking and trouble understanding new things
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7.2
A way of thinking that is not careful or deep
A state when someone is slow to understand things
A quality of being slow to understand and making simple mistakes
A lack of understanding of instructions or ideas
A lack of awareness of what is happening
A lack of noticing or understanding other people's feelings and needs
A state of not knowing or understanding things
Antonyms
How Sharp
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Obtuseness comes from the Latin obtusus, meaning 'dull' or 'blunt'. A helpful way to remember it is the 'obtuse' angle from school, which is wide and not sharp, so obtuseness can also mean a mind that is not 'sharp' and is slow to understand.