obtuseness
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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 ● May 9, 2024
One of the great Twitter accounts documenting this is called VCs Congratulating Themselves—a collection of venture capitalists posting with mind-blowing obtuseness.
From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2023
Howard longs to be close to Momo, and, in his emotional obtuseness, can’t grasp what the impediment is.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
During his year “in-country,” he witnessed truly surreal incompetence, obtuseness, irrationality, waste and lethal vainglory.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2021
But sometimes, through reluctance or obtuseness, they seemed to have a hard time figuring out which seat was theirs.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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