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cold-shoulder

/ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldə(r)/verb

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जान-बूझकर रूखा व्यवहार करना, अनदेखा करना, उपेक्षा करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb

    to treat somebody in a deliberately unfriendly way, by ignoring them

    जान-बूझकर रूखा व्यवहार करना, अनदेखा करना, उपेक्षा करना

    • After the argument, her classmates cold-shouldered her for a week.
    • The minister was cold-shouldered by his own party.

    Synonyms ignore snub shun rebuff

    Opposite welcome greet embrace

Idioms 1

give sb the cold shoulder

to treat somebody in an unfriendly way by ignoring them

किसी से रूखा व्यवहार करना, उपेक्षा करना, मुँह फेर लेना

  • After he became rich, he gave his old friends the cold shoulder.
  • Radhika was hurt when her cousin gave her the cold shoulder at the wedding.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

'give someone the cold shoulder' means to ignore someone on purpose, not to be cold or ill.

'give someone the cold shoulder' का अर्थ है किसी को जान-बूझकर अनदेखा करना, इसका ठंड या बीमारी से कोई संबंध नहीं है।