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askance
a·skance A0462600 (ə-skăns′) also a·skant (ə-skănt′)adv.1. With disapproval, suspicion, or distrust: "The area is so dirty that merchants report the tourists are looking askance" (Chris Black).2. With a sideways glance; obliquely.
[Origin unknown.]askance (əˈskæns) or askantadv1. with an oblique glance2. with doubt or mistrust[C16: of unknown origin]a•skance (əˈskæns) also a•skant (əˈskænt)
adv. 1. with a side glance; sidewise; obliquely. 2. with suspicion or disapproval; skeptically. [1520–30; earlier a scanche, a sca(u)nce; of obscure orig.] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  askance - (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances"askant, asquint, sidelong, squint, squint-eyed, squintyindirect - not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing" | | Adv. | 1. |  askance - with suspicion or disapproval; "he looked askance at the offer" | | 2. |  askance - with a side or oblique glance; "did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes" |
askanceadverb1. suspiciously, doubtfully, dubiously, sceptically, disapprovingly, distrustfully, mistrustfully They have always looked askance at the western notion of democracy.2. out of the corner of your eye, sideways, indirectly, awry, obliquely, with a side glance 'Do you play chess?' he asked, looking askance at me.askanceadverbWith skepticism:doubtfully, dubiously, questioningly, skeptically.Idiom: with a grain of salt.Translationsaskance
look askance upon (someone or something)To view or regard something in a disapproving or distrustful manner. Such is the state of politics these days that even the most patriotic citizens tend to look askance upon the manner in which congress conducts business. I know that the Ivy League students may look askance upon a country bumpkin such as myself, but I will show them that I have the mettle to be their equal.See also: askance, look, uponlook askance at (someone or something)To view or regard something in a disapproving or distrustful manner. I can't understand why everyone in this club is looking askance at me. Am I not wearing the right clothes? Some people look askance at these institutions, but I believe they are beneficial to the public.See also: askance, looklook askance at someone or somethingFig. to be surprised or shocked at someone or something. The teacher looked askance at the student who had acted so rudely. Everyone had looked askance at her efforts as an artist.See also: askance, looklook askanceView with mistrust, as in They looked askance at him when he said he'd just made a million in the stock market. The precise feeling conveyed by this expression has varied since it was first used in the 1500s, from envy to contempt to suspicion, although the literal meaning was "look obliquely, with a side glance." The present sense dates from about 1800. Also see look sideways. See also: askance, looklook askance, toTo view with doubt, suspicion, or mistrust. This term dates back to the sixteenth century and literally means “to look sideways,” but it has had somewhat different significance over the years. Sometimes it meant to look enviously, at other times to look scornfully or contemptuously. The present meaning dates from about 1800, and Washington Irving used it in Tales of a Traveller (1824): “Eyeing the enemy askance from under their broad hats.”See also: lookaskance
Related to askance: eventually, painstakingly, look askanceSynonyms for askanceadv suspiciouslySynonyms- suspiciously
- doubtfully
- dubiously
- sceptically
- disapprovingly
- distrustfully
- mistrustfully
adv out of the corner of your eyeSynonyms- out of the corner of your eye
- sideways
- indirectly
- awry
- obliquely
- with a side glance
Synonyms for askanceadv with skepticismSynonyms- doubtfully
- dubiously
- questioningly
- skeptically
Synonyms for askanceadj (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envySynonyms- askant
- asquint
- sidelong
- squint
- squint-eyed
- squinty
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