jilt
[ jilt ]
/ dʒɪlt /
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verb (used with object)
to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly.
noun
a woman who jilts a lover.
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Origin of jilt
1650–60; earlier jilt harlot, syncopated variant of jillet
OTHER WORDS FROM jilt
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British Dictionary definitions for jilt
jilt
/ (dʒɪlt) /
verb
(tr) to leave or reject (a lover), esp without previous warningshe was jilted at the altar
noun
a woman who jilts a lover
Derived forms of jilt
jilter, nounWord Origin for jilt
C17: from dialect jillet flighty girl, diminutive of proper name Gill
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