讳疾忌医

讳疾忌医
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hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism

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MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism

    • Concealing illness and avoiding doctors will only make the problem more serious.

  2. verb

    to keep one's shortcomings secret

    • He hides his illness and avoids doctors, never admitting his own mistakes.

  3. verb

    to refuse to listen to advice

    • He concealed his illness and avoided doctors, refusing to listen to others' advice.

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