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Meaning of wide shut | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Deliberately closed (off). (figurative) Wilfully closed-minded; unwilling to see the truth.

humorous, not-comparable

Examples

“He is usually a perspicuous man, but when it comes to that one issue, he has his eyes wide shut.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

wide-angle wide-awake wide-bodied wide-cut wide-eyed wide-flung

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