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askance

/əˈskæns/adverb

उच्चारण अस्कैन्स

शंका से, संदेह की दृष्टि से, तिरछी नज़र से

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adverb
  1. 1

    look askance (at sb/sth)

    with suspicion, doubt or disapproval

    शंका से, संदेह की दृष्टि से, तिरछी नज़र से

    • People looked askance at his sudden wealth.
    • The older teachers looked askance at the new methods.

    Synonyms suspiciously doubtfully sceptically disapprovingly distrustfully

    Opposite approvingly trustingly

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

suspiciously doubtfully sceptically disapprovingly distrustfully

Antonyms

approvingly trustingly

§Grammar and usage

Usage: askance is almost always used in the phrase look askance at somebody or something, meaning to look at them with suspicion or disapproval.

Usage में askance लगभग हमेशा look askance at somebody or something वाक्यांश में आता है, जिसका अर्थ किसी को संदेह या नापसंदगी की दृष्टि से देखना है।