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The definition of single minded is a focus on one thing at the expense of anything else.

(adjective)

An example of single minded is a person who cares about only his own happiness and who will do anything to make himself happy.

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See single-minded in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

single-hearted
with only one aim or purpose

Related Forms:

single-mindedly adverb
single-mindedness noun

See single-minded in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Having one overriding purpose or goal: the single-minded pursuit of money.
Steadfast; resolute: He was single-minded in his determination to stop smoking.

Related Forms:

sinˈgle-mindˈed·ly adverb

sinˈgle-mindˈed·ness noun

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