English > spurn: 1 sense > verb 1, communicationMeaning | Reject with contempt. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
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Example | "She spurned his advances" |
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Synonyms | reject, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down |
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Narrower | rebuff, snub, repel | Reject outright and bluntly |
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Broader | refuse, decline | show unwillingness towards |
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Similar to | refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline | Refuse to accept |
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reject, turn down, turn away, refuse | Refuse entrance or membership |
Spanish | desdeñar, desesperanzar, menospreciar, rechazar |
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Catalan | desdenyar, desesperançar, rebutjar |
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Nouns | spurner | a person who rejects (someone or something) with contempt |
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