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敬遠けいえん

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Inflections of 敬遠
Common
けいえん
Meaning
    1. ①
      pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berth
      トムはすぐにヒステリーを起おこすので、みんなが敬遠けいえんする。
      Tom loses his temper so easily that everybody avoids him.
    2. ②
      avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from
    3. ③
      baseball
      giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
Kanji
敬 ケイ awe, respect, honor 遠 エン distant, far
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