jilted

American

[jil-tid] / ˈdʒɪl tɪd /

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.

Other Word Forms

unjilted

adjective

Etymology

Origin of jilted

jilt ( def. ) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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Well-wishers held out their flowers like jilted lovers.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

In 2018, a judge awarded a jilted husband almost $9 million, after he alleged that another man lured his wife away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Playing a jilted wife whose disdain for her husband swells as the film progresses, "Contempt" was one of Bardot's rare critically acclaimed films, with The New York Times praising it as her best acting performance.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

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.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024

And then, about 1936, or 1937, the man from Lansing jilted my mother suddenly.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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