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brush aside vs turn a blind eye

turn a blind eye vs brush aside

brush aside and turn a blind eye both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
brush aside No No Yes No
turn a blind eye No No Yes No
As verbs, turn a blind eye is a hyponym of brush aside; that is, turn a blind eye is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than brush aside:
  • brush aside: bar from attention or consideration
  • turn a blind eye: refuse to acknowledge
Other hyponyms of brush aside include cold-shoulder, slight, discredit, shrug off, pass off, flout, scoff, laugh away, laugh off, disoblige.
brush aside (verb) turn a blind eye (verb)
bar from attention or consideration refuse to acknowledge
Difference between brush aside and turn a blind eye

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