snub

[ snuhb ]

verb (used with object)

, snubbed, snub·bing.

1. to treat with disdain or contempt, especially by ignoring.

   Synonyms: slight

2. to check or reject with a sharp rebuke or remark.

   Synonyms: reprimand, reprove, stop

3. to check or stop suddenly (a rope or cable that is running out).
4. to check (a boat, an unbroken horse, etc.) by means of a rope or line made fast to a fixed object.
5. to pull up or stop abruptly in such a manner.

noun

1. an act or instance of snubbing.
2. an affront, slight, or rebuff.
3. a sudden check given to a rope or cable running out, a moving boat, or the like.

adjective

1. (of the nose) short and turned up at the tip.
2. blunt ( def 1 ).

snub

/ snʌb /

verb

1. to insult (someone) deliberately
2. to stop or check the motion of (a boat, horse, etc) by taking turns of a rope or cable around a post or other fixed object

noun

1. a deliberately insulting act or remark
2. nautical
   1. an elastic shock absorber attached to a mooring line
   2. ( as modifier )

      a snub rope

adjective

1. See snub-nosed
   short and blunt See also snub-nosed

Derived Forms

• ˈsnubby, adjective
• ˈsnubber, noun

Other Words From

• snub·ber noun
• snub·bing·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of snub¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English snubben, from Old Norse snubba “to scold, reprimand”; cognate with Middle Low German snūben

Word History and Origins

Origin of snub¹

C14: from Old Norse snubba to scold; related to Norwegian, Swedish dialect snubba to cut short, Danish snubbe

Example Sentences

Brady was snubbed, and didn’t receive a single all-pro vote, either.

From Washington Post

The New York Times already snubbed Streep in their controversial Best Actors of the 21st Century list late last year.

From Time

In Netflix’s “Bridgerton,” people are snubbed because of their lack of status, not their skin color.

From Washington Post

The prestige usually hatches a viperous nest of critics who deride the credentials of the winner, complain about the unmentioned collaborators who’ll be sidelined by history, or point to the more deserving recipients who’ve been unfairly snubbed.

From MIT Technology Review

Wall excelled at channeling slights — like a USA Basketball snub — and maintaining a firm belief in his own abilities regardless of the circumstances.

From Washington Post

Undeterred by the snub in November, and denied a visa to Italy, Agca made plans for clandestine travel to Vatican City.

From The Daily Beast

But alas, a snub is yet another of the many indignities Valerie Cherish shall endure.

From The Daily Beast

Is it really a snub when Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the one winning the award?

From The Daily Beast

Lest his snub be too subtle, Logan went on to single out and exclude Southerners for their “rebellious tyranny.”

From The Daily Beast

“There are some who prefer to snub the Giorgio Armani show and go to Paris,” the designer said in a post-show press conference.

From The Daily Beast

"I was playin' sock-ball," snuffled the boy, and a solitary tear rolled down his snub nose.

From Project Gutenberg

Webber pulled out a snub-nosed instrument that looked enough like a gun to be very convincing.

From Project Gutenberg

Kieran roared again, and Webber pulled the snub-nosed thing out of his pocket.

From Project Gutenberg

And though Uncle Marmy was too deeply in earnest to mind the snub, he wished he had answered less effusively.

From Project Gutenberg

Indeed, Miss Chubb never snapped, and rarely attempted to snub.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• boycott
• disregard
• humiliate
• ignore
• neglect
• ostracize
• pass up
• rebuff
• scold
• scorn
• shun