ASKANCE


Meaning of ASKANCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əskæns ]

1.

If you look askance at someone or something, you have a doubtful or suspicious attitude towards them.

They have always looked askance at the western notion of democracy.

PHRASE : V inflects , usu PHR at n

2.

If you look askance at someone, you look at them in a doubtful or suspicious way.

PHRASE : V inflects , usu PHR at n

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