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askance

[ uh-skans ]

adverb

  1. with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval:

    He looked askance at my offer.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. with a side glance; sidewise; obliquely.


askance

/ əˈskænt; əˈskæns /

adverb

  1. with an oblique glance
  2. with doubt or mistrust
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of askance1

First recorded in 1520–30; earlier a scanche, a sca(u)nce; of obscure origin
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of askance1

C16: of unknown origin
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Idioms and Phrases

see look askance .
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The rest of the world looks askance at what we have done, and they, too, will pay a price.

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“Often, people look askance at victims who come forward with allegations years after a crime,” Boyarsky said in a statement.

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In their book, Passing on the Right, Jon Shields and Joshua Dunn noted that “conservative professors…look askance at the populism that has shaken up the Republican Party in recent years.”

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She looked mostly like this while saying it — eyes askance, either pre-or-post hand on chin — a vibe, nay, a mood that she carried throughout most of the debate.

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From the moment Saba hits Georgian soil, the police look askance at his family name — a warrant is out for Dad for attempted murder, he’s told — and seize his passport.

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