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View usage for: (spɜːʳn) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense spurns, present participle spurning, past tense, past participle spurnedverbIf you spurn someone or something, you reject them. He spurned the advice of management consultants. [VERB noun] These gestures have been spurned. [VERB noun] ...a spurned lover. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: reject, slight, scorn, rebuff More Synonyms of spurn (spɜːn) verb1. to reject (a person or thing) with contempt 2. (when intr, often foll by against) archaic to kick (at) noun3. an instance of spurning 4. archaic a kick or thrust Derived forms spurner (ˈspurner) noun Word origin Old English spurnan; related to Old Norse sporna, Old High German spurnan, Latin spernere to despise, Lithuanian spiriu to kick spurn in American English (spɜrn) verb transitive1. Archaic to push or drive away contemptuously with or as with the foot 2. to refuse or reject with contempt or disdain; scorn verb intransitive3. to show contempt or disdain in refusing or rejecting noun5. scornful treatment or rejection SIMILAR WORDS: deˈcline Derived forms spurner (ˈspurner) noun Word origin ME spurnen < OE spurnan, to spurn, kick: see spur Examples of 'spurn' in a sentencespurn British English: spurn VERB If you spurn someone or something, you reject them. He spurned the advice of management consultants. - American English: spurn
- Brazilian Portuguese: desprezar
- Chinese: 拒绝
- European Spanish: rechazar
- French: dédaigner
- German: verschmähen
- Italian: sdegnare
- Japanese: はねつける
- Korean: 일축하다
- European Portuguese: desprezar
- Latin American Spanish: rechazar
Definition to reject (a person or thing) with contempt a spurned lover Synonyms put down disregard cold-shoulder kick in the teeth (slang) turn your nose up at (informal) contemn (formal) Opposites accept , welcome , take up , seize , embrace , grasp Additional synonymsDefinition to regard with contempt Synonyms despise, slight, neglect, disregard, scorn, disdain, spurn, treat with contempt, hold cheap Definition to look down on with contempt How I despised myself for my cowardice. Synonyms look down on, loathe, scorn, disdain, spurn, undervalue, deride, detest, revile, abhor, have a down on (informal), contemnDefinition to refuse or reject with disdain a political leader who disdained the compromises of politics Synonyms scorn, reject, despise, slight, disregard, spurn, undervalue, deride, look down on, belittle, sneer at, pooh-pooh, contemn, look down your nose at (informal), misprize - spunk
- spur
- spurious
- spurn
- spurt
- spy
- spying
Additional synonymsDefinition to snub and reject an offer or suggestion After the argument he rebuffed all their invitations. Synonyms reject, decline, refuse, turn down, cut (informal), check, deny, resist, slight, discourage, put off, snub, spurn, knock back (slang), brush off (slang), repulse, cold-shoulder Definition to reject with coldness or discourtesy She repulsed him with undisguised venom. Synonyms reject, refuse, turn down, snub, disregard, disdain, spurn, rebuff, give the cold shoulder to Definition to refuse to have or do (something) because it is felt to be undesirable or wrong people who scorned traditional methodsPeople scorn me as a single parent. Synonyms despise, reject, disdain, slight, scout (archaic), snub, shun, be above, spurn, rebuff, deride, flout, look down on, scoff at, make fun of, sneer at, hold in contempt, turn up your nose at (informal), contemn, curl your lip at, consider beneath you Definition to insult (someone) by behaving rudely They felt slighted by not being adequately consulted. Synonyms snub, insult, ignore, rebuff, affront, neglect, put down, despise, scorn, disdain, disparage, cold-shoulder, treat with contempt, show disrespect for, give offence or umbrage to Definition to insult (someone) deliberately He snubbed her in public and made her feel an idiot. Synonyms insult, slight, put down, humiliate, cut (informal), shame, humble, rebuff, mortify, cold-shoulder, blank (informal), kick in the teeth (slang), give (someone) the cold shoulder, give (someone) the brush-off (slang), cut dead (informal) |