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退しりぞける
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to refuse; to reject; to turn down; to dismiss
But the proposal is flatly rejected.
2. to repel; to repulse; to drive away; to beat off; to defeat
I will repel any threat.
3. to make (someone) leave; to send away; to turn away
He sent everyone away and sat alone, lost in thought.
4. to force (someone) to leave their post; to oust; to remove; to expel
Alt. forms
退しりぞける
91%
しりぞける
5%
斥しりぞける
2%
却しりぞける
Kanji used
退
retreat
Pitch accent
し
りぞけ
る
Top 6300
Conjugations...Used in: 1825
Examples (11 in total)
But the proposal is flatly rejected.
The court dismissed the lawsuit.
Her suggestion seems to have been turned down.
The department head turned down my proposal.
I dismissed the protest.
I will repel any threat.
If we prevent the enemy's invasion, we can repel them without fighting!
He sent everyone away and sat alone, lost in thought.
The sealing magic repels all attacks and interference.
They dismissed his criticism as hypocrisy.
The president sent the secretary away and spoke with me alone.