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- [spurn]
- /spɜrn/
- /spɜːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spurn]
- /spɜrn/
Definitions of spurned word
- verb with object spurned to reject with disdain; scorn. 1
- verb with object spurned to treat with contempt; despise. 1
- verb with object spurned to kick or trample with the foot. 1
- verb without object spurned to show disdain or contempt; scorn something. 1
- noun spurned disdainful rejection. 1
- noun spurned contemptuous treatment. 1
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Origin of spurned
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Spurned
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spurned popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
spurned usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spurned
adj spurned
- loveless — without any love: a loveless marriage.
noun spurned
- lovelorn — being without love; forsaken by one's lover.
verb spurned
- abstained — to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from): to abstain from eating meat.
- contravened — to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose: to contravene a statement.
- defected — a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection: a defect in an argument; a defect in a machine.
- defied — to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly: to defy parental authority.
- disclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of disclaim.
adjective spurned
- neglected — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
Antonyms for spurned
adjective spurned
- banqueted — Simple past tense and past participle of banquet.
- entertained — Simple past tense and past participle of entertain.
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