The difference between Omit and Turn a blind eye

When used as verbs, omit means to leave out or exclude, whereas turn a blind eye means to ignore or deliberately overlook, especially with respect to something unpleasant or improper, to look the other way. to knowingly refuse to acknowledge something which you know to be real.


check bellow for the other definitions of Omit and Turn a blind eye

  1. Omit as a verb (transitive):

    To leave out or exclude.

  2. Omit as a verb (transitive):

    To fail to perform.

  3. Omit as a verb (transitive, rare):

    To neglect or take no notice of.

  1. Turn a blind eye as a verb (idiomatic):

    To ignore or deliberately overlook, especially with respect to something unpleasant or improper, to look the other way. To knowingly refuse to acknowledge something which you know to be real.

    Examples:

    "The mother turned a blind eye to her son's mischief as she expected him not to repeat it."

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