cold-shoulderv.
1. transitive. To treat (a person) with deliberate and marked coldness or contemptuous neglect.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > treat discourteously [verb (transitive)] > treat with lack of affability
to show the cold shoulder1816
cold-shoulder1843
to keep (a person) at (the) stick's end1884
1843 T. Hood Drop of Gin in Punch 18 Nov. 223/2 [They] snub, neglect, cold-shoulder, and cut The ragged pauper, misfortune's butt.
1871 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Mar. 11 Men of good name belonging to good clubs who find themselves cold-shouldered there.
2. To treat (a subject) with coldness and contempt, to slight.
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the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > ignoring, disregard > ignore, disregard [verb (transitive)] > pay little attention, slight
neglect1529
flightc1571
slight1600
slighten1605
forgo1858
cold-shoulder1872
to shrug (something) off or aside1909
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > [verb (transitive)] > by disregarding
forsee971
forgendera1387
neglect1529
unregard1545
misregard1582
slight1600
slighten1605
cold-shoulder1872
1872 Daily News 18 Mar. The War-office authorities are assiduously ‘cold shouldering’ the Easter Monday Review.
1885 Leeds Mercury 14 Jan. 7 They need have no fear that the question would be coldshouldered.
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