Also means
stubbornness, closed-mindedness
Usage Note
Cerrazón has two distinct registers: in meteorology it means dense, storm-threatening cloud cover, while figuratively it describes mental obstinacy — an unwillingness to consider other viewpoints. The figurative sense (la cerrazón del gobierno) is common in editorial writing. Its plural is cerrazones, following the regular pattern for nouns ending in -ón.
Examples
"La cerrazón del cielo anunciaba tormenta."
Natural Translation
The thick cloud cover announced a storm.
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