snub

verb

/snʌb/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they snub	/snʌb/ /snʌb/
he / she / it snubs	/snʌbz/ /snʌbz/
past simple snubbed	/snʌbd/ /snʌbd/
past participle snubbed	/snʌbd/ /snʌbd/
-ing form snubbing	/ˈsnʌbɪŋ/ /ˈsnʌbɪŋ/

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snub somebody to show a lack of respect for somebody, especially by ignoring them when you meet synonym cold-shoulder
- I tried to be friendly, but she snubbed me completely.
- He was not invited to the party, and felt snubbed.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- deliberately
- publicly
- rudely
- …
phrases
- feel snubbed
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snub something to refuse to attend or accept something, for example as a protest synonym boycott
- All the country's leading players snubbed the tournament.

Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb, originally in the sense ‘rebuke with sharp words’): from Old Norse snubba ‘chide, check the growth of’. The adjective dates from the early 18th cent.

snub

noun

/snʌb/

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snub (to somebody) an action or a comment that is deliberately rude in order to show somebody that you do not like or respect them synonym insult
- Her refusal to attend the dinner is being seen as a deliberate snub to the president.
Extra Examples
- It was never intended as a snub.
- Some are suggesting that it was a snub by the French.
- The deal amounts to something of a snub for the rival online music company.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deliberate
- apparent
- embarrassing
- …
verb + snub
- deliver somebody
- receive
- interpret something as
- …
preposition
- as a snub
- snub by
- snub for
- …
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Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb, originally in the sense ‘rebuke with sharp words’): from Old Norse snubba ‘chide, check the growth of’. The adjective dates from the early 18th cent.

snub

adjective

/snʌb/

[only before noun]

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(of a nose) short, flat and turned up at the end
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb, originally in the sense ‘rebuke with sharp words’): from Old Norse snubba ‘chide, check the growth of’. The adjective dates from the early 18th cent.

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