敬遠

けいえん

pretending to respect (someone) while in…

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Meanings

  1. noun, takes する, transitive pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berth
  2. avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from
  3. baseball giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"

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In sentences

君きみは彼かれを敬遠けいえんする方ほうがよい。 You had better keep him at a respectful distance. #176952

彼かれはそのバッターを敬遠けいえんした。 He walked the batter intentionally. #113144