Spurn — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

reject with contempt

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɜːn/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈɜːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈɜːn/

1 syllable Say it as /spˈɜːn/.

Examples

She spurned his advances

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reject turn down disdain pooh-pooh scorn freeze off

Parts of Speech

verb	reject with contempt “She spurned his advances”

Word Forms

rejective	adjective	rejecting or tending to reject
reject	noun	the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
spurner	noun	a person who rejects (someone or something) with contempt
scorner	noun	a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression
turndown	noun	the act of refusing an offer

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verschmähen

mit Verachtung ablehnen

🇫🇷French

rejeter

rejeter avec mépris

🇪🇸Spanish

rechazar

rechazar con desprecio

🇮🇹Italian

disprezzare

respingere con disprezzo

🇳🇱Dutch

afwijzen

met minachting afwijzen

🇵🇹Portuguese

rejeitar

rejeitar com desprezo

🇷🇺Russian

отвергать

отвергнуть с презрением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तिरस्कार

तिरस्कार के साथ अस्वीकार करें

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রত্যাখ্যান

অবজ্ঞার সাথে প্রত্যাখ্যান করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

புறக்கணிக்க

அவமதிப்புடன் நிராகரிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరస్కరించు

ధిక్కారంతో తిరస్కరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

टाळणे

तिरस्काराने नकार द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

તિરસ્કાર

તિરસ્કાર સાથે નકારો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಿರಸ್ಕರಿಸು

ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರದಿಂದ ತಿರಸ್ಕರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തള്ളിക്കളയുക

അവജ്ഞയോടെ നിരസിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਿੜਕਣਾ

ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਨਾਲ ਰੱਦ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹھکرانا

حقارت کے ساتھ مسترد کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拒绝

轻蔑地拒绝

🇯🇵Japanese

跳ね返す

軽蔑して拒否する

🇰🇷Korean

일축

경멸하며 거절하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị hắt hủi

từ chối một cách khinh thường

🇹🇭Thai

ปฏิเสธ

ปฏิเสธด้วยความดูถูก

🇮🇩Indonesian

sepakan

menolak dengan jijik

🇵🇭Filipino

itakwil

tanggihan nang may paghamak

🇲🇾Malay

menolak

tolak dengan hina

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ازدراء

رفض بازدراء

🇮🇷Persian

طرد کردن

با تحقیر رد کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

reddetmek

küçümseyerek reddetmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִדחוֹת בְּבוּז

לדחות בבוז

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What is the primary definition of the word 'spurn'?

The primary meaning of 'spurn' is 'reject with contempt'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'spurn' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'spurn' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'spurn' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'spurn' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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