Synonyms

spurned

American

[spurnd] / spɜrnd /

adjective

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

the simple past tense and past participle of spurn.

Other Word Forms

unspurned adjective

Etymology

Origin of spurned

spurn ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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She claims in her suit that Reid retaliated against her after she spurned his advances, berating her in front of staff after she brought in a young Kanye West for a label audition.

From Los Angeles Times

United remain sixth in the table, having repeatedly spurned chances to climb into the top four, but are only three points ahead of Fulham, who are 12th.

From BBC

Both sides then spurned chances, with George Turner inches away from a try on his first league start, before Saints levelled the scores.

From BBC

A spurned Paramount then went direct to Warner Bros Discovery shareholders with a hostile takeover offer that they say is "superior" to the Netflix deal.

From BBC

Discovery auction; it said Monday that it was launching a $78-billion hostile takeover of its rival after being spurned last week in the bidding.

From Los Angeles Times

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