obtuseness
Example Sentences
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He plays the victim vividly and is quite adept at showing the obtuseness of a know-it-all.
From Los Angeles Times
LadyBird’s question infuriates both her mother and her sister with its obtuseness.
From Los Angeles Times
His righteous moral obtuseness is the most chilling note in this production.
From Los Angeles Times
That’s particularly necessary because Ken’s comic obtuseness and arc — as well as Gosling’s deadpan and boy-band dance moves — recurrently draw attention away from the actress and her character.
From New York Times
Anxiety and depression are endemic, psychologists tell us, and why wouldn’t they be, when optimism and cheerfulness are taken as signs of obtuseness?
From Washington Post
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