黙殺|もくさつmokusatsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 黙殺する（もくさつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 黙殺します（もくさつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 黙殺しない（もくさつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 黙殺しません（もくさつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 黙殺せず・黙殺せぬ（もくさつせず・もくさつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 黙殺した（もくさつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 黙殺しました（もくさつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 黙殺しなかった（もくさつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 黙殺しませんでした（もくさつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 黙殺して（もくさつして） |
| Potential | 黙殺できる（もくさつできる） |
| Passive | 黙殺される（もくさつされる） |
| Causative | 黙殺させる（もくさつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 黙殺させられる（もくさつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 黙殺すれば（もくさつすれば） |
| tara | 黙殺したら（もくさつしたら） |
| Volitional | 黙殺しよう（もくさつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 黙殺しましょう（もくさつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 黙殺しろ（もくさつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym無視むしNeutralThe everyday word for ignoring, covering both deliberate snubbing and mere oversight. 「黙殺」 is narrower: deliberately giving no reply to an opinion or request.
- SynonymなおざりWrittenWritten word for treating something perfunctorily, usually as 「等閑視」. Rare in modern usage.
- Related聞き流すききながすNeutralTo hear something but let it pass without taking it to heart; typical with jokes or unkind remarks you choose not to dwell on.
- Related軽んじるかろんじるWrittenWritten-register verb: to look down on or fail to take seriously. It implies low regard, not necessarily total silence or non-response.
- Related軽視けいしNeutralTo make light of something, judging it unimportant. The emphasis is on low evaluation, not on staying silent or giving no reply.
- Related度外視どがいしWrittenTo leave something out of consideration altogether, as in 「採算を度外視して」. About excluding a factor, not about refusing to respond.
- Related放っておくほうっておくCasualColloquial: leave someone or something alone and do nothing about it. The object can be a person, a matter, or a thing — not specifically a non-reply.
- Related等閑とうかんWrittenWritten word for treating something perfunctorily, usually as 「等閑視」. Rare in modern usage.
- Related聞き捨てるききすてるNeutralTo hear something and let it go unheeded. Often used in the negative 「聞き捨てならない」, meaning it cannot simply be ignored.
- Related閑却かんきゃくWrittenWritten and rare: to leave something unattended or treat it with disregard.
- Related捨て置くすておくWrittenWritten: to leave a matter as it stands. Often in the negative 「捨て置けない」, one cannot leave it be.
- Antonym賛同さんどうNeutralAntonym: agreeing with another person's opinion — the opposite of 「黙殺」, which gives an opinion no response.
- Antonym承認しょうにんNeutralAntonym: formal recognition or approval, e.g. granting a request — the opposite of leaving it unacknowledged.
For everyday ignoring, use 「無視」. Use 「黙殺」 when someone deliberately gives an opinion, protest, or request no response at all. 「度外視」 means leaving a factor out of consideration. For hearing without taking to heart, use 「聞き流す」; for leaving someone or something alone, 「放っておく」. Antonyms: 「賛同」 (agreeing with an opinion) and 「承認」 (formal approval).
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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