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cold-shoulder vs brush aside

brush aside vs cold-shoulder

cold-shoulder and brush aside both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cold-shoulder No No Yes No
brush aside No No Yes No
As verbs, brush aside is a hypernym of cold-shoulder; that is, brush aside is a word with a broader meaning than cold-shoulder:
  • cold-shoulder: pay no attention to, disrespect
  • brush aside: bar from attention or consideration
Other hypernyms of cold-shoulder include brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside.
cold-shoulder (verb) brush aside (verb)
pay no attention to, disrespect bar from attention or consideration
Difference between cold-shoulder and brush aside

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