Today’s “Word of the Day” is “askance“ and it is an adverb meaning “suspiciously, with suspicion, with cynically, mistrustfully, distrustfully, with distrust, doubtfully, dubiously, with doubt”.
Example Sentence: Non-alignment was the least costly policy for promoting India’s diplomatic presence, a sensible approach when India was weak and looked at askance by both blocs, and the best means of securing economic assistance from abroad. India played a lone hand against colonialism and racism until many African states achieved independence after 1960.
This word is present in The Hindu article NAM at 60 marks an age of Indian alignment and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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