Fleer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈɪɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈiə/

1 syllable Say it as /flˈɪɹ/.

Examples

fugitives from the sweatshops

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

runaway fugitive

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who flees from an uncongenial situation “fugitives from the sweatshops”
noun	contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words
verb	to smirk contemptuously

Word Forms

run away	verb	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
flee	verb	run away quickly
fleer	verb	to smirk contemptuously
fleer	noun	contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

méprise

quelqu'un qui fuit une situation peu agréable

🇪🇸Spanish

dado

alguien que huye de una situación desagradable

🇮🇹Italian

volatore

qualcuno che fugge da una situazione poco congeniale

🇳🇱Dutch

vluchter

iemand die vlucht voor een onaangename situatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

fugir

alguém que foge de uma situação desagradável

🇷🇺Russian

бегство

тот, кто бежит из неприятной ситуации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हांसी

कोई व्यक्ति जो विषम परिस्थिति से भाग जाता है

🇮🇳Tamil

தப்பி ஓடுபவர்

இணக்கமற்ற சூழ்நிலையிலிருந்து தப்பியோடிய ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

పారిపోవు

అసహ్యకరమైన పరిస్థితి నుండి పారిపోయే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

फ्लेर

कोणीतरी जो अप्रासंगिक परिस्थितीतून पळून जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફ્લેર

કોઈ એવી વ્યક્તિ જે બિનજરૂરી પરિસ્થિતિમાંથી ભાગી જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಓಡಿಹೋಗು

ಅಸಹಜ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಿಂದ ಪಲಾಯನ ಮಾಡುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓടിപ്പോകുക

അനുചിതമായ ഒരു സാഹചര്യത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഓടിപ്പോകുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਲੇਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਗੈਰ-ਜੁਗਤ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਭੱਜਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھاگنے والا

کوئی جو غیر معمولی صورتحال سے بھاگتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

弗莱尔

逃离不适宜的处境的人

🇯🇵Japanese

飛び散る

不都合な状況から逃げる人

🇰🇷Korean

도망자

불리한 상황에서 도망치는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người chạy trốn

một người chạy trốn khỏi một tình huống không thể chấp nhận được

🇹🇭Thai

หลบหนี

คนที่หนีจากสถานการณ์ที่ไม่เป็นมิตร

🇮🇩Indonesian

pandangan yg menghinakan

seseorang yang melarikan diri dari situasi yang tidak menyenangkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طائر

شخص يهرب من وضع غير مناسب

🇮🇷Persian

فراری

کسی که از یک موقعیت نامناسب فرار می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

kaçak

hoş olmayan bir durumdan kaçan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

פליר

מישהו שבורח ממצב לא נעים

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