human shield en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
- Civilians which a military group has deliberately placed combat targets near to deter an enemy from attacking those targets.
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(figuratively, rhetoric) Third parties used cynically to divert attention away from accusations against oneself.
And after the past few days, in which a fleet of Republicans and the president himself have utilized Jews as human shields for racist rhetoric, the Jews are tired, tired, tired of being used as defenses against naked racism, tired of being used to justify conditions at detention camps. Just plain tired.
2019 July 17, Talia Lavin, “When Non-Jews Wield Anti-Semitism as Political Shield”, in GQ:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| human shields | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
Translations (40)
gl escudo humano (civilians placed in or around targets) · ro scut uman (civilians placed in or around targets) · el ανθρώπινη ασπίδα (civilians placed in or around targets) · id perisai manusia (civilians placed in or around targets) · es escudo humano (civilians placed in or around targets) · dsb luźecy šćit (civilians placed in or around targets) · ja 人間の盾 (civilians placed in or around targets) · cmn 人體盾牌 /人体盾牌 (civilians placed in or around targets) · de menschlicher Schutzschild (civilians placed in or around targets) · hu élő pajzs (civilians placed in or around targets) · no menneskelig skjold (civilians placed in or around targets) · ka ცოცხალი ფარი (civilians placed in or around targets) · nl menselijk schild (civilians placed in or around targets) · uk людськи́й щит (civilians placed in or around targets) · id tameng manusia (civilians placed in or around targets) · bg чове́шки щит (civilians placed in or around targets) · th โล่มนุษย์ (civilians placed in or around targets) · ar دُرُوع بَشَرِيَّة (civilians placed in or around targets) · ca escut humà (civilians placed in or around targets) · da menneskeskjold (civilians placed in or around targets) · sv mänsklig sköld (civilians placed in or around targets) · pl ludzka tarcza (civilians placed in or around targets) · vi lá chắn sống (civilians placed in or around targets) · km ខែលមនុស្ស (civilians placed in or around targets) · fi ihmiskilpi (civilians placed in or around targets) · it scudo umano (civilians placed in or around targets) · af menslik skild (civilians placed in or around targets) · cmn 人盾 (civilians placed in or around targets) · ar دِرْع بَشَرِيّ (civilians placed in or around targets) · ko 인간 방패 (civilians placed in or around targets) · sl človeški ščit (civilians placed in or around targets) · pt escudo humano (civilians placed in or around targets) · ru челове́ческий щит (civilians placed in or around targets) · eo homa ŝildo (civilians placed in or around targets) · sk ľudský štít (civilians placed in or around targets) · my လူသားဒိုင်း (civilians placed in or around targets) · ru живо́й щит (civilians placed in or around targets) · uk живи́й щит (civilians placed in or around targets) · fr bouclier humain (civilians placed in or around targets) · shn ႁႃးၵူၼ်း (civilians placed in or around targets)