黙殺する

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[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Verb

黙殺する (irregular conjugation, hiragana もくさつする, romaji mokusatsusuru)

  1. to take no notice of
  2. to treat with silent contempt
  3. to shut one’s eyes
  4. to ignore
  5. to withhold comment
  6. to cut someone dead

[edit] Conjugation

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative


[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 Allies demand for Japan's unconditional surrender (the Potsdam Declaration).

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