snubbed

[snuhbd]

adjective

1. treated with disdain or contempt, especially by being ignored.

   Some of the snubbed actors on this list have managed to snag a nomination or two, but none of them ever won despite incredible talent and hard work.

2. sharply rebuked or rejected.

   At my shouted challenge he backed off the stairs, slinking away like a snubbed lap dog.

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unsnubbed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of snubbed¹

First recorded in 1580–90; snub ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; snub ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

I said to my husband, “The Emmy noms are coming out so I guess at some point someone’s going to be like, ‘Somebody Somewhere’ was snubbed.”

From Los Angeles Times

After every Emmys, it’s de rigueur to write about shows that were “snubbed.”

From Los Angeles Times

Benjamin Netanyahu may have been the first world leader invited to the Oval Office after Trump's inauguration, but in recent days, he seems to have been snubbed.

From BBC

Asked for her thoughts on being snubbed last year, Carey said: "My thoughts are, I didn't get in."

From BBC

One would think that would’ve made “Challengers” a surefire nominee here — combined with its winning streak at other shows—but it was shockingly snubbed, so “The Brutalist” is the next best bet.

From Salon

Related Words

• boycott 
• disregard 
• humiliate 
• ignore 
• neglect 
• ostracize 
• pass up 
• rebuff 
• scold 
• scorn 
• shun