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

They also included twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the founders of crypto platform Gemini, who were made famous as jilted investors in the movie "The Social Network" about the birth of Facebook.

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Twice jilted, Rangers are putting out the notion that they might still get back together sometime in the future.

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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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