spurn

spurn

S0677600 (spûrn)v. spurned, spurn·ing, spurns v.tr.1. To reject with disdain or contempt. See Synonyms at refuse¹.2. Archaic To kick at or tread on disdainfully.v.intr. To reject something contemptuously.n. Archaic 1. A contemptuous rejection.2. A kick.

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[Middle English spurnen, from Old English spurnan; see sperə- in Indo-European roots.]

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spurn′er n.

spurn

(spɜːn) vb1. to reject (a person or thing) with contempt2. archaic (when: intr, often foll by against) to kick (at)n3. an instance of spurning4. archaic a kick or thrust[Old English spurnan; related to Old Norse sporna, Old High German spurnan, Latin spernere to despise, Lithuanian spiriu to kick] ˈspurner n

spurn

(spɜrn)

v.t. 1. to reject with disdain; scorn. 2. to kick or trample with the foot. v.i. 3. Archaic. to scorn something. n. 4. disdainful rejection. 5. contemptuous treatment. 6. a kick. [1250–1300; (v.) Middle English; Old English spurnan, c. Old Saxon, Old High German spurnan, Old Norse sporna to kick] spurn′er, n. syn: See refuse¹.

spurn

Past participle: spurned
Gerund: spurning

Imperative
spurn
spurn

Present
I spurn
you spurn
he/she/it spurns
we spurn
you spurn
they spurn

Preterite
I spurned
you spurned
he/she/it spurned
we spurned
you spurned
they spurned

Present Continuous
I am spurning
you are spurning
he/she/it is spurning
we are spurning
you are spurning
they are spurning

Present Perfect
I have spurned
you have spurned
he/she/it has spurned
we have spurned
you have spurned
they have spurned

Past Continuous
I was spurning
you were spurning
he/she/it was spurning
we were spurning
you were spurning
they were spurning

Past Perfect
I had spurned
you had spurned
he/she/it had spurned
we had spurned
you had spurned
they had spurned

Future
I will spurn
you will spurn
he/she/it will spurn
we will spurn
you will spurn
they will spurn

Future Perfect
I will have spurned
you will have spurned
he/she/it will have spurned
we will have spurned
you will have spurned
they will have spurned

Future Continuous
I will be spurning
you will be spurning
he/she/it will be spurning
we will be spurning
you will be spurning
they will be spurning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been spurning
you have been spurning
he/she/it has been spurning
we have been spurning
you have been spurning
they have been spurning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been spurning
you will have been spurning
he/she/it will have been spurning
we will have been spurning
you will have been spurning
they will have been spurning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been spurning
you had been spurning
he/she/it had been spurning
we had been spurning
you had been spurning
they had been spurning

Conditional
I would spurn
you would spurn
he/she/it would spurn
we would spurn
you would spurn
they would spurn

Past Conditional
I would have spurned
you would have spurned
he/she/it would have spurned
we would have spurned
you would have spurned
they would have spurned

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

spurn - reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"freeze off, pooh-pooh, scorn, disdain, turn down, rejectrefuse, decline - show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"rebuff, snub, repel - reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"pass up, turn down, decline, refuse, reject - refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"turn down, turn away, refuse, reject - refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

spurn

verb reject, slight, scorn, rebuff, put down, snub, disregard, despise, disdain, repulse, cold-shoulder, kick in the teeth (slang), turn your nose up at (informal), contemn (formal) a spurned lover
accept, welcome, take up, seize, embrace, grasp

spurn

verb1. To be unwilling to accept, consider, or receive:decline, dismiss, refuse, reject, turn down.Slang: nix.Idiom: turn thumbs down on.2. To slight (someone) deliberately:cut, rebuff, shun, snub.Informal: coldshoulder.Idioms: close the door on, give someone the cold shoulder, give someone the go-by, turn one's back on.nounA deliberate slight:cut, rebuff, snub.Informal: cold shoulder, go-by.

Translations

απόρριψηrefuserrejeterrepousserrespingere