spurn

US: /ˈspɝn/
UK: /spˈɜːn/


English Vietnamese dictionary


spurn /spə:n/
  • danh từ
    • sự đá đi, sự hất đi
    • sự bác bỏ; sự vứt bỏ, sự hắt hủi
    • ngoại động từ
      • đẩy lui, đá lui
      • bác bỏ; vứt bỏ, hắt hủi
      • nội động từ
        • hắt hủi, vứt bỏ tỏ ý khinh bỉ

      Advanced English dictionary


      + verb
      [VN] (written) to reject or refuse sb/sth, especially in a proud way: Eve spurned Mark's invitation. + a spurned lover + The president spurned the tight security surrounding him and adopted a more intimate style of campaigning.

      Thesaurus dictionary


      v.
      reject, disdain, scorn, contemn, despise, rebuff, repudiate, refuse, sneer at, snub, brush off, turn down, turn one's back on or upon, look down on or upon, Colloq cold-shoulder, turn one's nose up at, sneeze at:
      Judith spurned her father's offer of a loan.

      Concise English dictionary


      spurns|spurned|spurningspɜrn /spɜːn
      verb
      +reject with contempt