Shirk — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

avoid (one's assigned duties)

avoid dealing with

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈɜːk/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈɜːk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈɜːk/

1 syllable Say it as /ʃˈɜːk/.

Examples

The derelict soldier shirked his duties
She shirks her duties

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fiddle goldbrick shrink from

Parts of Speech

verb	avoid (one's assigned duties) “The derelict soldier shirked his duties”
verb	avoid dealing with “She shirks her duties”

Word Forms

shirker	noun	a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
shirking	noun	the evasion of work or duty
goldbricking	noun	the evasion of work or duty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sich entziehen

(die ihm übertragenen Pflichten meiden)

🇫🇷French

se dérober

éviter (les tâches qui lui sont assignées)

🇪🇸Spanish

eludir

evitar (los deberes asignados a uno)

🇮🇹Italian

sottrarsi

evitare (i compiti assegnati)

🇳🇱Dutch

afschuiven

vermijden (iemands toegewezen taken)

🇵🇹Portuguese

fugir

evitar (as funções atribuídas a alguém)

🇷🇺Russian

уклоняться

избегать (возложенных на себя обязанностей)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भागना

(किसी को सौंपे गए कर्तव्यों से) बचना

🇧🇩Bengali

শিরক

এড়িয়ে যাওয়া (কারুর নির্ধারিত দায়িত্ব)

🇮🇳Tamil

ஷிர்க்

தவிர்க்கவும் (ஒருவருக்கு ஒதுக்கப்பட்ட கடமைகள்)

🇮🇳Telugu

షిర్క్

మానుకోండి (ఒకరికి కేటాయించిన విధులు)

🇮🇳Marathi

शिर्क

टाळा (एखाद्याची नियुक्त कर्तव्ये)

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિર્ક

ટાળો (કોઈની સોંપાયેલ ફરજો)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಿರ್ಕ್

ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿ (ಒಬ್ಬರ ನಿಯೋಜಿತ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಗಳು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശിർക്ക്

ഒഴിവാക്കുക (ഒരാളുടെ ചുമതലകൾ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਿਰਕ

ਬਚੋ (ਕਿਸੇ ਦੇ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕਰਤੱਵਾਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

شرک

بچنا (کسی کے تفویض کردہ فرائض)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

推脱

避免（分配给某人的职责）

🇯🇵Japanese

回避する

（自分に割り当てられた義務を）避ける

🇰🇷Korean

기피자

(자신에게 할당된 임무를) 회피하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trốn tránh

tránh (nhiệm vụ được giao của một người)

🇹🇭Thai

ปัด

หลีกเลี่ยง (หน้าที่ที่ได้รับมอบหมาย)

🇮🇩Indonesian

melalaikan

menghindari (tugas yang diberikan seseorang)

🇲🇾Malay

syirik

elakkan (tugas yang diberikan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الشرك

تجنب (الواجبات المعينة للفرد)

🇮🇷Persian

شرک کردن

اجتناب از (وظایف محول شده)

🇹🇷Turkish

şirk

(birine verilen görevlerden) kaçınmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִשְׁתַמֵט

להימנע (מהמטלות שהוקצו לו)

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The primary meaning of 'shirk' is 'avoid (one's assigned duties)'.

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