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spurn

/spɜːrn/

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verb

/spɜːrn/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия отвержения или отказа от чего-либо с пренебрежением или презрением.

A verb used to indicate the act of rejecting or refusing something with disdain or contempt.

  1. Reject with disdainC1formal

    To refuse or reject something or someone in a scornful or contemptuous manner.

    ruОтвергнуть с презрением

    • She spurned his offer of help, preferring to do it alone.
    • The committee spurned the proposal as impractical.
    • He spurned all attempts at reconciliation.

    Synonymscontemndespisedisdainrebuffrejectscornslightsnub

    Antonymsacceptapproveembraceendorsereceivewelcome

Forms
  • spurned past participle
  • spurned past simple
  • spurning present participle
  • spurns third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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