Definitions for shrug off
shrug off

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1. shrug offverb

   minimize the importance of, brush aside

   "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points"

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1. shrug offverb

   To ignore; to disregard; to brush aside; to minimize the effects of; as, to shrug off predictions of disaster.

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1. shrug offverb

   To ignore or disregard; to be indifferent.

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1. shrug off

   To shrug off means to dismiss or minimize the importance, seriousness, or relevance of something. It can also refer to ignoring or showing indifference towards something like a negative experience, comment, or problem. It is often used to convey one's capability to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.

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How to pronounce shrug off?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shrug off in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shrug off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of shrug off in a Sentence

1. Boris Johnson:

   For the last few years I have said clearly if we didn't get reform we should be prepared to walk away. I think we now have a golden opportunity to shrug off a regulatory legislative burden that is profoundly undemocratic, we have got a once in a lifetime opportunity, which will not come again, to strike a new series of relationships, free trade deals with the growth economies around the world, whilst maintaining ... our free trade advantages with the European Union.

2. Tom Porcelli:

   For even those folks that have been doubters about it, this has to pull them to the other side in terms of that conversation, one number in and of itself will not dictate if a hike happens or not, but a number like this is hard to shrug off.

3. Mitch McConnell:

   If Republicans had introduced a bill to add four Supreme Court seats for the last president to full, there would have been weeks of wall-to-wall outrage on every newspaper and cable TV channel, now it seems the main strategies are to either shrug off and look the other way ot to actively pay along and somehow lend credence.

4. James Athey:

   Markets in general are still trying to find their feet, equities, of course, continue to shrug off or ignore anything that might be considered remotely negative as they continue their merry and complacent dance towards an inevitable reckoning.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shrug off
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=shrug off
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shrug_Off
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com