spurned

[spurnd]

adjective

1. treated or rejected with scorn or contempt.

   It should be instructive to us that some of the spurned recommendations were very effective when belatedly implemented years after they were made.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of spurn.

Other Word Forms

• unspurned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spurned¹

spurn ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

In New York, Keys made 37 unforced errors in the first set alone but managed to take it on a tie-break after Zarazua spurned five set points.

From BBC

Lowell, spurned in his romantic life and treated as a black sheep by his dynastic family, found in Mars a calling, a raison d’être.

From Los Angeles Times

After a bright opening few minutes, Rangers ceased any control by continually giving up possession as the visitors spurned multiple chances.

From BBC

As president, Buhari made a virtue of his "incorruptibility", declaring his relatively modest wealth and saying he had "spurned several past opportunities" to enrich himself.

From BBC

Some are also questioning whether the administration’s focus on Los Angeles is a form of revenge on Miller’s spurned hometown.

From Los Angeles Times

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• unused 
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