spurned

[spurnd]

adjective

1. treated or rejected with scorn or contempt.

   It should be instructive to us that some of the spurned recommendations were very effective when belatedly implemented years after they were made.

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unspurned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spurned¹

spurn ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The visitors had enough warnings after Aubameyang spurned a series of opportunities in the first half.

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Martinez's side spurned one chance to qualify in October when they drew with Hungary and another went begging at the Aviva Stadium as Ireland recorded an unforgettable triumph.

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China's premier vowed on Wednesday to further open up domestic markets and slammed "unilateral and protectionist" behaviour by other countries, as Beijing positions itself as an attractive destination for global firms spurned by US tariffs.

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Until recently, it wasn’t certain because Strathcona Resources, a spurned bidder for MEG, said it would use its 14.2% stake to vote against.

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And Rogers Centre was booing Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, who spurned the Blue Jays after they were a finalist in his free agency process to sign in Los Angeles instead.

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Related Words

• decayed www.thesaurus.com
• deserted 
• ignored www.thesaurus.com
• overlooked 
• undervalued www.thesaurus.com
• unused 
• unwanted