shirk
Use Shirk in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
verb (used without object)
2.
to evade work, duty, etc.
noun
3.
a shirker.
Related forms
un·shirked, adjective
un·shirk·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. shun, avoid, dodge.
1. shun, avoid, dodge.
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shirk1 (ʃɜːk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to avoid discharging (work, a duty, etc); evade |
| —n | |
| 2. | a person who shirks |
| [C17: probably from German Schurke rogue; see | |
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| shirk2 (ʃɪːk) | |
| —n | |
| Islam | |
| a. the fundamental sin of regarding anything as equal to Allah | |
| b. any belief that is considered to be in opposition to Allah and Islam | |
| [from Arabic: association] | |
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Word Origin & History
shirk
1633, "to practice fraud or trickery," also a noun (1639, now obs.) "a disreputable parasite," perhaps from Ger. schurke "scoundrel, rogue, knave, villain" (see shark). Sense of "evade one's work or duty" first recorded 1785, originally in slang.
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Example sentences
Afterwards, agencies scrambled to shirk responsibility.
Departments already have an overload of professors who shirk responsibility.
But do not shirk the responsibility of fitting your paper within the time limits.
Because it is long term, it is in every generation's interests to shirk the responsibility and shift it onto the next one.
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