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View usage for: (dʒɪlt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense jilts, present participle jilting, past tense, past participle jiltedverbIf someone is jilted, the person they are having a romantic relationship with suddenly ends the relationship in a surprising and upsetting way. [informal] She was jilted by her first fiancé. [be VERB-ed] Driven to distraction, he murdered the woman who jilted him. [VERB noun] Police want to interview her jilted lover. [VERB-ed] [Also VERB noun ]Synonyms: reject, drop, disappoint, abandon More Synonyms of jilt (dʒɪlt) verb1. (transitive) to leave or reject (a lover), esp without previous warning noun2. a woman who jilts a lover Derived forms jilter (ˈjilter) noun Word origin C17: from dialect jillet flighty girl, diminutive of proper name Gill ( dʒɪlt) transitive verb1. to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), esp. abruptly or unfeelingly noun2. a person who jilts a lover Word origin [1650–60; earlier jilt prostitute, syncopated var. of jillet]Examples of 'jilt' in a sentencejilt QuotationsSay what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been lovedWilliam CongreveThe Way of the World Definition to leave or reject (a lover) abruptly or callously I was jilted by my first fiancé. Synonyms disappoint betray deceive throw over coquette leave (someone) in the lurch break with QuotationSay what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved [William Congreve – The Way of the World]Additional synonymsDefinition to desert or leave She claimed that her friends had abandoned her. Synonyms leave, strand, ditch (slang), leave behind, walk out on, forsake, jilt, run out on, throw over, turn your back on, desert, dump, leave high and dry, leave in the lurch, let someone stew in their own juice Synonyms abandon, desert, walk out on, forsake, jiltDefinition to abandon (a person or place) without intending to return He deserted our team years ago. Synonyms leave, abandon, dump (informal), strand, ditch (informal), betray, maroon, walk out on (informal), forsake, jilt, run out on (informal), throw over, leave stranded, leave high and dry, leave (someone) in the lurch - jiffy
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Additional synonymsDefinition to get rid of (something or someone) as useless or undesirable Read the instructions before discarding the box. Synonyms get rid of, drop, remove, throw away or out, reject, abandon, dump (informal), shed, scrap, axe (informal), ditch (slang), junk (informal), chuck (informal), dispose of, relinquish, dispense with, jettison, repudiate, cast aside Definition to abandon or discard I can't bring myself to ditch him. Synonyms leave, drop, abandon, desert, dump (informal), axe (informal), get rid of, bin (informal), chuck (informal), finish with, walk out on, forsake, jilt, give someone the push, give someone the elbow, give someone the big E (slang) Definition to be no longer friendly with She has dropped those friends who used to discourage her. Synonyms abandon, reject, desert, renounce, forsake, repudiate, disown, leave, jilt, throw over, disclaim, turn your back on Definition to withdraw support or friendship from I still love you and would never forsake you. Synonyms desert, leave, abandon, quit, strand, jettison, repudiate, cast off, disown, jilt, throw over, leave in the lurch |