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    spurn
    /spəːn/

    verb

    • 1. reject with disdain or contempt: "he spoke gruffly, as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned"

    noun

    • 1. an act of spurning: archaic "it is a spurn of God's sovereignty, and a slight of his goodness"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPURN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SPURN definition: 1. to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that thing or person is not worth…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › spurnSpurn Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SPURN is to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn. How to use spurn in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Spurn.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySPURN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SPURN meaning: 1. to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that thing or person is not worth…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › spurnSPURN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Spurn definition: to reject with disdain; scorn. . See examples of SPURN used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › spurnSpurn - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To spurn means to reject with disdain. Originally, to spurn was to kick away. Though it's not used in that context so often anymore, being spurned still feels like a kick in the gut. You can reject someone kindly, or let them down easily, but you can't spurn someone with anything but malice.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSPURN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    4 meanings: 1. to reject (a person or thing) with contempt 2. archaic to kick (at) 3. an instance of spurning 4. archaic a kick.... Click for more definitions.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › spurnSpurn - definition of spurn by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionspurn verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    spurn somebody/something to reject or refuse somebody/something, especially in a proud way synonym shun. Eve spurned Mark's invitation. a spurned lover; The president spurned the tight security surrounding him and adopted a more intimate style of campaigning.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › spurnSpurn Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    verb. spurned, spurning, spurns. To show contempt or disdain in refusing or rejecting. Webster's New World. To refuse or reject with contempt or disdain; scorn. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To push or drive away contemptuously with or as with the foot. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To reject something contemptuously.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › spurnspurn | meaning of spurn in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    spurn meaning, definition, what is spurn: to refuse to accept something or someone...: Learn more.