jilted

[jil-tid]

adjective

1. (of a lover or spouse) rejected or cast aside, especially abruptly or heartlessly.

   In the movie, a jilted husband goes off in search of a big adventure to prove his masculinity to his backstabbing wife.

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unjilted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of jilted¹

jilt ( def. ) + -ed ²

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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