黙殺

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[edit] Japanese

See also 黙殺する
Kanji in this term
黙 殺
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[edit] Etymology

  • 黙 (moku) = "silence."
  • 殺 (satsu) = "to kill," "to murder."

[edit] Noun

黙殺 (hiragana もくさつ, romaji mokusatsu)

  1. ignoring someone's suggestion, opinion, or report.
  2. keeping a contemptuous silence

[edit] Usage notes

Historical note: At the close of World War II, Japanese Premier Kantaro Suzuki used this unfortunate choice of words in his reply to the U.S. demand for Japan's unconditional surrender (the Potsdam Declaration).

[edit] Derived terms

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