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The act of hiding, often unsuccessfully, by ducking one's head out of view. / (derogatory) A policy of burying one's head in the sand, that is, ignoring the reality of a situation.

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ostrichism

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈɒstɹɪtʃɪz(ə)m/

Noun

uncountable derogatory

The act of hiding, often unsuccessfully, by ducking one's head out of view. / (derogatory) A policy of burying one's head in the sand, that is, ignoring the reality of a situation.

Japanese Meaning

（状況を直視せず、）頭を隠すように、現実の問題から目を背ける行動を指す。例えば、ダチョウが頭を砂に埋めるように、問題を回避しようとする行為。 / （蔑称的に）現実を無視し、問題や事態に対処しない政策や態度を示す。

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Her ostrichism at the staff meeting only made the problem worse when the budget questions came up.

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彼女が職員会議で頭を伏せて隠れようとする行為は、予算に関する質問が出たときに問題を悪化させただけだった。

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The act of hiding, often unsuccessfully, by ducking one's head out of view.

After a short delay, during which several aristocratic carriages rolled by—at which periods the Marquess adopted the celebrated system of ostrichism, and hid his head—the omnibus rattled on towards town.

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(derogatory) A policy of burying one's head in the sand, that is, ignoring the reality of a situation.

[Torpey] had, upon the principles of ostrichism, sewn up a valuable diamond in the waistband of his trousers, which he fondly intended for his fond and loving wife; and accomplice in his crimes; […]

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