FLINCH   

WITHDRAW QUICKLY FROM WHAT ONE THINKS IS DANGEROUS.
Modern Chinese Criteria
退縮 畏退
Hypernym
  • WITHDRAW LEAVE so as to MOVE BACKWARDS. (anc: 12/0, child: 1)
  • LEAVE MOVE so as to CEASE to BE-IN a PLACE. (anc: 11/0, child: 3)
  • MOVE CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 402

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