jilt
verb /dʒɪlt/
/dʒɪlt/
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they jilt | /dʒɪlt/ /dʒɪlt/ |
| he / she / it jilts | /dʒɪlts/ /dʒɪlts/ |
| past simple jilted | /ˈdʒɪltɪd/ /ˈdʒɪltɪd/ |
| past participle jilted | /ˈdʒɪltɪd/ /ˈdʒɪltɪd/ |
| -ing form jilting | /ˈdʒɪltɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɪltɪŋ/ |
- jilt somebody to end a romantic relationship with somebody in a sudden and unkind way
- He was jilted by his fiancée.
- a jilted bride/lover
Word Originmid 17th cent.: (in the sense ‘deceive, trick’): of unknown origin.