Definition of brush aside Brush aside
brush a•side
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| brush aside - bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" | ||
| dismiss, disregard, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore | ||
| reject refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" | ||
| cold-shoulder, slight pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance" | ||
| discredit cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary" | ||
| shrug off minimize the importance of, brush aside; "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points" | ||
| pass off disregard; "She passed off the insult" | ||
| flout, scoff treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules" | ||
| turn a blind eye refuse to acknowledge; "He turns a blind eye to the injustices in his office" | ||
| laugh away, laugh off deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it; "She laughs away all these problems" | ||
| disoblige ignore someone's wishes | ||
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