spurn
[ spurn ]
/ spɜrn /
verb (used with object)
to reject with disdain; scorn.
to treat with contempt; despise.
to kick or trample with the foot.
verb (used without object)
to show disdain or contempt; scorn something.
noun
Nearby words
spurge laurel, spurgeon, spurious, spurious ankylosis, spurious wing, spurn, spurred, spurrey, spurrier, spurry, spurt
Origin of spurn
1250–1300; (v.) Middle English spurnen, Old English spurnan; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German spurnan, Old Norse sporna to kick; akin to Latin spernere to put away; (noun) Middle English: a kick, contemptuous stroke, derivative of the noun
Related forms
spurn·er, nounout·spurn, verb (used with object)un·spurned, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for spurned
spurn
/ (spɜːn) /
verb
to reject (a person or thing) with contempt
(when intr, often foll by against) archaic to kick (at)
noun
an instance of spurning
archaic a kick or thrust
Derived Forms
spurner, nounWord Origin for spurn
Old English spurnan; related to Old Norse sporna, Old High German spurnan, Latin spernere to despise, Lithuanian spiriu to kick
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