jilt

[jilt]

verb (used with object)

1. to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly.

noun

1. a woman who jilts a lover.

jilt

/ dʒɪlt /

verb

1. (tr) to leave or reject (a lover), esp without previous warning

   she was jilted at the altar

noun

1. a woman who jilts a lover

Other Word Forms

• jilter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of jilt¹

First recorded in 1650–60; earlier jilt “harlot,” shortening of jillet

Word History and Origins

Origin of jilt¹

C17: from dialect jillet flighty girl, diminutive of proper name Gill

Example Sentences

What was it like dealing with the fallout from jilted Tennessee fans?

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The final stretch is so absurd that I turned into a jilted lover who kept score of every minor sin to vindicate why the film had broken my trust.

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“Skyy you suck!” chanted the Illinois students who felt jilted by the Bruins guard’s departure from their beloved team more than a year ago.

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They need Doncic to play like a man on a mission, and maybe now he will, because is there a more fervent mission than that of a jilted lover trying to prove their worth?

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The unprecedented demand for her Eras tour led jilted Swifties to file a class action lawsuit against Ticketmaster and resulted in a congressional inquiry into the ticketing giant’s parent company, Live Nation.

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