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spurn

spurn

 
 
pronunciation:
spuhrn
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
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Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: spurns, spurning, spurned
definition: to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise.
He spurned all my offers of help.
antonyms:
accept, crave, embrace, welcome
similar words:
flout, reject, repel, repudiate, repulse, scorn, snub
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition: to show scorn; reject something scornfully (often fol. by "at").
similar words:
flout
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part of speech: noun
definition: a scornful rejection or contemptuous treatment.
antonyms:
acceptance, embrace, welcome
similar words:
repulse