to brush aside
13
4.5
- phrasal verb
- /brʌʃ əˈsaɪd/
:
ignorar
- But it's possible that as a high school student, Perot simply brushed aside the warning.
- easily brushed aside
their medical problems because medical people oftentimes brush aside their medical problems.
- their medical problems because medical people oftentimes brush aside their medical problems.
Examples
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As we have seen, however, the problems that Nietzsche raises are too serious to be brushed aside.
Academic text (2000) -
The Minds, who were preoccupied with preparations for the landing, tried to brush me aside.
Fiction book (1998) -
Again the arms try to pull him off, but Harry brushes them aside.
Fiction book (2002) -
Certainly St. Mary's has made no attempt to brush aside its past.
Academic text (2017) -
But when I questioned Bill about it, he brushed me aside.
Academic text (2010) -
During these moments, all distractions are brushed aside, and the essentials of coaching are clear.
Academic text (2004) -
Reyes took the helm, gently brushing aside Margaret's offer to land the ship.
Fiction book (1999) -
However, these counterarguments were usually brushed aside by the popular media as uninteresting minutiae.
Academic text (2017) -
The innumerable difficulties which it raises have been either ignored or brushed aside on the flimsiest evidence.
Academic text (1996) -
During the meeting, she brushed aside the negative comments and focused on the positive feedback.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Choose not to pay attention to someone or something
332
3.0
To refuse to accept an idea or claim
243
2.9
To not notice someone or something you should see
119
3.9
Ignore something or someone on purpose
103
3.4
To stop thinking about something for a short time
75
4.2
To treat something as unimportant and ignore it
69
4.7
To ignore something wrong on purpose instead of reporting it
59
4.6
To say someone or something is not worth taking seriously without careful thought
41
5.4
Choose to ignore something wrong
38
5.9
To ignore a small mistake to avoid an argument
28
4.1
To ignore someone or something on purpose
27
3.9
Treat something as unimportant and ignore it
22
3.9
To ignore what someone says or feels as unimportant
22
4.2
To treat something as not important or serious
22
6.5
Make a problem or mistake seem less serious by leaving out details
15
3.7
To refuse to have anything to do with someone or something
11
3.7
Reject or ignore people and things you no longer want
7
4.1
Refuse to think about something, for example worries or objections
7
4.3
To make people forget and stop caring about something
5
5.6
To act as if you do not see something to avoid making someone feel embarrassed
4
5.3
Treat a question or problem as not important
3
4.7
To ignore an opinion or worry as unimportant
2
5.9
Treat something as unimportant and ignore it
2
7.5
To reject someone quickly and rudely
2
4.1
To treat criticism or an insult as not important
1
6.0
To avoid answering a difficult question by changing the subject
1
6.9
Handle a problem quickly without looking at the details
1
6.1
To treat something as not important and ignore it
Antonyms
How Dismissive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to dismiss or ignore' is derived metaphorically from the literal idea of physically moving something 'aside' with a 'brush' motion, so a learner who knows the words can often infer the figurative sense. However, the shift from physical movement to social/attitudinal dismissal is a metaphorical extension rather than fully compositional, so the connection is clear but not entirely predictable without exposure.
Etymology
Brush aside comes from the simple image of using a brush or your hand to sweep something to one side. If you literally brush something aside, you move it away as unimportant, so the phrase now means 'to dismiss' or 'ignore'.