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spurn
(spûrn)v. spurned, spurn·ing, spurns
v.tr.
1. To reject with disdain or contempt. See Synonyms at refuse1.
2. Archaic To kick at or tread on disdainfully.
v.intr.
To reject something contemptuously.
n. Archaic
1. A contemptuous rejection.
2. A kick.
spurn′er n.
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spurn
(spɜːn)vb
1. to reject (a person or thing) with contempt
2. archaic (when: intr, often foll by against) to kick (at)
n
3. an instance of spurning
4. archaic a kick or thrust
[Old English spurnan; related to Old Norse sporna, Old High German spurnan, Latin spernere to despise, Lithuanian spiriu to kick]
ˈspurner n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
spurn
(spɜrn)v.t.
1. to reject with disdain; scorn.
2. to kick or trample with the foot.
v.i. 3. Archaic. to scorn something.
n. 4. disdainful rejection.
5. contemptuous treatment.
6. a kick.
[1250–1300; (v.) Middle English; Old English spurnan, c. Old Saxon, Old High German spurnan, Old Norse sporna to kick]
spurn′er, n.
syn: See refuse1.
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spurn
Past participle: spurned
Gerund: spurning
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Verb | 1. | spurn - reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" |
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spurn
verb reject, slight, scorn, rebuff, put down, snub, disregard, despise, disdain, repulse, cold-shoulder, kick in the teeth (slang), turn your nose up at (informal), contemn (formal) a spurned lover
accept, welcome, take up, seize, embrace, grasp
accept, welcome, take up, seize, embrace, grasp
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
spurn
verb1. To be unwilling to accept, consider, or receive:
Slang: nix.
Idiom: turn thumbs down on.
2. To slight (someone) deliberately:
Informal: coldshoulder.
Idioms: close the door on, give someone the cold shoulder, give someone the go-by, turn one's back on.
A deliberate slight:
Informal: cold shoulder, go-by.
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
spurn
[ˈspɜːrn] vt [advice, offer, invitation] → dédaignera spurned lover → un(e) amoureux/euse éconduit(e)spur-of-the-moment [ˌspɜːrəvðəˈməʊmənt] adj [decision] → pris(e) sous l'impulsion du moment
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
spurn
vt → verschmähen; advice also → missachten
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