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

Related formsjilt·er, nounun·jilt·ed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for jilted

The Kafranbel posters have jilted both the regime and the rising tide of al-Qaeda affiliated Islamists inside Syria.
The Man Syria’s Jihadists Want Dead|Patrick Hilsman|January 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Never married and approaching 40, his last long-term relationship ended in a jilted bride and returned registry items.
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The right wing is like a vulnerable adolescent who has suddenly been jilted.
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And they know Newt Gingrich is nothing more than a jilted lover at this point, so they will discount his broadsides.
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Seems neither of the jilted lovers plans to make it easy for the new couple.
Michaele and Tareq Salahi’s Hellish Divorce|Diane Dimond|January 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But all the same I can't be jilted by you—for another woman.
The Golden Silence|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
"I can harp a tune so merry that a forlorn lover will forget he is jilted," said Robin.
Robin Hood|J. Walker McSpadden
Harriet was in the room, this being the first time they had met since she had jilted him.
Life's Little Ironies|Thomas Hardy
On hearing Roland so pictured, the curate remarked it was no wonder that he was jilted by the fair lady Angelica.
The Story of Don Quixote|Arvid Paulson, Clayton Edwards, and Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
She's not the one you met here twelve years ago, who jilted you at Naples: this one wasn't out of her Fourth Reader then.
A Pessimist|Robert Timsol

British Dictionary definitions for jilted

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 Formsjilter, noun

Word Origin for jilt

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

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Word Origin and History for jilted

jilt

"to deceive (especially after holding out hopes), cheat, trick," 1660s, from the same source as jilt (n.). Related: Jilted; jilting.

jilt

1670s, "loose, unchaste woman; harlot;" also "woman who gives hope then dashes it," perhaps ultimately from Middle English gille "lass, wench," a familiar or contemptuous term for a woman or girl (mid-15c.), originally a shortened form of woman's name Gillian (see Jill).

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