Flippant Meaning in English

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التعريف

Someone who is flippant does not take things seriously and makes jokes about important matters, often in a way that seems rude or disrespectful.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often describes speech that comes across as disrespectful or too casual in serious situations. Not a compliment. Common with criticism: 'a flippant remark', 'Don't be flippant about this.' Formal/neutral tone; avoid calling friends flippant as a joke—it can offend.

• Spanish: despreocupado - irrespetuoso
• Portuguese (BR): desrespeitoso - irreverente
• Portuguese (PT): irreverente - desrespeitador
• Chinese (Simplified): 轻率的 - 无礼的
• Chinese (Traditional): 輕率的 - 無禮的
• Hindi: लापरवाह (व्यवहार में) - असम्मानजनक
• Arabic: ساخر - غير جاد
• Bengali: নোংরা - তাচ্ছিল্যপূর্ণ - হালকা মেজাজে (গুরুত্বহীনভাবে)
• Russian: легкомысленный - несерьёзный - дерзкий
• Japanese: 軽薄な - ふざけた
• Vietnamese: xấc xược - thiếu nghiêm túc
• Korean: 경박한 - 무례한
• Turkish: saygısız - lakayt - ciddiyetsiz
• Urdu: بے ادبی سے - غیر سنجیدہ
• Indonesian: asal - tidak sopan - seenaknya

جمل نموذجية

His flippant answer annoyed the teacher.

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Stop being so flippant—this is important!

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Try not to be flippant when discussing serious topics.

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Her flippant jokes sometimes hurt people's feelings.

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I wish he wouldn't make flippant remarks about my work.

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People didn't appreciate his flippant attitude during the meeting.

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