jilted

[ jil-tid ]

/ ˈdʒɪl tɪd /

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adjective

(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

the simple past tense and past participle of jilt.

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Origin of jilted

jilt + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM jilted

un·jilt·ed, adjective

Words nearby jilted

jillet, jillion, Jilolo, Jilong, jilt, jilted, Jim, Jim Crow, Jim Crowism, Jim Crow law, jim-dandy

How to use jilted in a sentence

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
And with being jilted at the altar, suddenly she felt, ‘All right, I’ve got to make a life for myself.
Meet the ‘Downton Abbey’ Costume Queen|Katie Baker|January 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And Liberty Ross, the model jilted for Kristen Stewart, has started dating again.
Insane Men's Fashion Show Features Fake Machine Guns; New Jeans Claim Cure For Cellulite|The Fashion Beast Team|January 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Never married and approaching 40, his last long-term relationship ended in a jilted bride and returned registry items.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Jan. 7, 2013|Mythili Rao|January 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The right wing is like a vulnerable adolescent who has suddenly been jilted.
Soviet Communism’s Collapse Left America’s Far Right Without a Real Foe|Lee Siegel|April 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Phœbe Chiffinch, I am glad to add, was jilted by her uninteresting lover, who little knew what a fortune he was slighting.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Suppose you have been jilted in a way which wounds your vanity.
The Analysis of Mind|Bertrand Russell
He had loved a young lady, and had been accepted;—and then the young lady had jilted him.
An Old Man's Love|Anthony Trollope
Edward, in some fashion that was never made quite clear to me, had previously jilted both the sisters.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 147, August 12, 1914|Various
But he brought back no such appearance, and, seeing him after an interval, she was struck afresh with his jilted and wasted air.
The Marriages|Henry James