見みぬふり

expression, noun

pretending not to see; turning a blind eye; closing one's eyes to

Often used in the phrase 見て見ぬふりをする (to see and pretend not to see). Describes the act of deliberately ignoring something one has noticed.

See also: 見て見ぬふり

• 彼かれは私わたしの失しっ敗ぱいを見みぬふりをしてくれた。

  He pretended not to see my mistake.

• いじめを見みぬふりするのはよくない。

  It's not good to turn a blind eye to bullying.