NichiDict

突き放す

つきはなす
つき放す突きはなす突放す
[tsukihanasu]

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to push away; to thrust aside

2.GodanTransitive

to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to forsake; to abandon; to desert

3.GodanTransitive

to act coldly; to do without emotion

4.GodanTransitive

to extend a wide lead over (an opponent)

Examples

彼は手を突き放した

He pushed my hand away.

相手を突き放しているような冷たさがある。

There is a coldness that feels like pushing people away.

時には突き放すのが親の愛情になる。

Sometimes pushing children to stand on their own is a form of parental love.