NichiDict

黙殺

もくさつ
[mokusatsu]

Meanings

1.NounNoun・suruTransitive

ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to

Examples

提案は上層部に黙殺された。

The proposal was ignored by upper management.

彼の訴えを黙殺するわけにはいかない。

We can't just ignore his appeal.

世論の声を黙殺し続けた政府。

A government that kept ignoring public opinion.