mokusatsu

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noun

A policy of ignoring or taking no notice of something.

OriginJapanese 黙殺 →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

nounmokusatsu (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA policy of ignoring or taking no notice of something.

Origin

  1. Japanese黙殺
  2. Japanese黙殺
  3. Englishmokusatsu

Borrowed from Japanese 黙殺.

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APA

mokusatsu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mokusatsu

MLA

“mokusatsu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mokusatsu. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mokusatsu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mokusatsu.

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