Definition of spurn in English:

spurn

verb spəːnspərn

[with object]

1Reject with disdain or contempt.
he spoke gruffly, as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned
Example sentencesExamples
- At the age of 69, Val Hobson has become an eco-warrior - spurning the habits of a law-abiding lifetime to be on the front line of a campaign to prevent a mobile mast being built near her home.
- Arun is a sensitive young man from the capital who spurns a comfortable inheritance and takes a job teaching in a rural elementary school, in the very heartland of the insurgency.
- Milan's models strutted through the first day of fashion week on Sunday but the twice-yearly festival got off to a muted start with the influential faces of fashion spurning the opening.
- Kylie Minogue might be spurning them these days, but Dolce and Gabbana are favourites in paparazzi-land.
- Based on the French novella by Prosper Merimee and the popular opera by Georges Bizet, Carmen is the story of a fiery Spanish gypsy who spurns her obsessive soldier lover for a flashy bullfighter.
- She has spurned potential lovers and judged those close to her harshly.
- He spurns her advances and tragedy ensues.
- In spurning the invitation by Government to discuss the matter, the union leaders have lost an opportunity to find an answer to their grievances without causing disruption to the system.
- Relations with her father - already verging on the poisonous - worsened further when, spurning his suggestion of a career in netball, she decided to study at the Drama Centre in north London.
- If America spurns global agreements on climate change, the whole planet is more vulnerable.
- She was accused of being superior and distant - because she spurns requests to appear on television or model for magazine covers.
- Moz also looks elsewhere for love but his advances are spurned.
- He spurns the notion that modernization as such is the ticket to emancipation and happiness.
- He has heightened his isolation by spurning diplomatic initiatives from African neighbours and launching a crackdown on local media.
Synonyms
refuse, decline, say no to, reject, rebuff, scorn, turn down, turn away, repudiate, treat with contempt, disdain, look down one's nose at, despise
snub, slight, disown, jilt, repulse, repel, dismiss, brush off, turn one's back on
give someone the cold shoulder, cold-shoulder, ignore, cut (dead), look right through
informal turn one's nose up at, give someone the brush-off, tell someone where to get off, put down, freeze out, stiff-arm, kick in the teeth
British informal knock back
North American informal give someone the bum's rush, give someone the brush
Australian informal snout
informal, dated give someone the go-by
1. 1.1archaic Strike, tread, or push away with the foot.
  with one touch of my feet, I spurn the solid Earth
  Example sentencesExamples
  She threw the money down upon the ground, and spurned it with her foot.

noun spəːnspərn

archaic

An act of spurning.
it is a spurn of God's sovereignty, and a slight of his goodness

Derivatives

spurner

noun ˈspəːnəˈspərnər

Indeed, the longer one looks at this week's fascinating list of the 300 spurners of official honours, the clearer it becomes that not all these refuseniks were motivated by the modesty or principle that the unwary among us may attribute to them.
Example sentencesExamples
- But it is not only to the spurners of the Gospel that such verses are addressed.

Origin

Old English spurnan, spornan; related to Latin spernere 'to scorn'; compare with spur.

Rhymes

adjourn, astern, Berne, burn, churn, concern, discern, earn, fern, fohn, kern, learn, Lucerne, quern, Sauternes, stern, Sterne, tern, terne, Traherne, turn, urn, Verne, yearn

Definition of spurn in US English:

spurn

verbspərnspərn

[with object]

1Reject with disdain or contempt.
he spoke gruffly, as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned
Example sentencesExamples
- In spurning the invitation by Government to discuss the matter, the union leaders have lost an opportunity to find an answer to their grievances without causing disruption to the system.
- Moz also looks elsewhere for love but his advances are spurned.
- She has spurned potential lovers and judged those close to her harshly.
- He has heightened his isolation by spurning diplomatic initiatives from African neighbours and launching a crackdown on local media.
- She was accused of being superior and distant - because she spurns requests to appear on television or model for magazine covers.
- Milan's models strutted through the first day of fashion week on Sunday but the twice-yearly festival got off to a muted start with the influential faces of fashion spurning the opening.
- He spurns her advances and tragedy ensues.
- Relations with her father - already verging on the poisonous - worsened further when, spurning his suggestion of a career in netball, she decided to study at the Drama Centre in north London.
- Kylie Minogue might be spurning them these days, but Dolce and Gabbana are favourites in paparazzi-land.
- At the age of 69, Val Hobson has become an eco-warrior - spurning the habits of a law-abiding lifetime to be on the front line of a campaign to prevent a mobile mast being built near her home.
- He spurns the notion that modernization as such is the ticket to emancipation and happiness.
- Arun is a sensitive young man from the capital who spurns a comfortable inheritance and takes a job teaching in a rural elementary school, in the very heartland of the insurgency.
- If America spurns global agreements on climate change, the whole planet is more vulnerable.
- Based on the French novella by Prosper Merimee and the popular opera by Georges Bizet, Carmen is the story of a fiery Spanish gypsy who spurns her obsessive soldier lover for a flashy bullfighter.
Synonyms
refuse, decline, say no to, reject, rebuff, scorn, turn down, turn away, repudiate, treat with contempt, disdain, look down one's nose at, despise
1. 1.1archaic Strike, tread, or push away with the foot.
  with one touch of my feet, I spurn the solid Earth
  Example sentencesExamples
  She threw the money down upon the ground, and spurned it with her foot.

nounspərnspərn

archaic

An act of spurning.

Origin

Old English spurnan, spornan; related to Latin spernere ‘to scorn’; compare with spur.

单词	spurn
释义	Definition of spurn in English: spurn verb spəːnspərn [with object] 1Reject with disdain or contempt. he spoke gruffly, as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned Example sentencesExamples At the age of 69, Val Hobson has become an eco-warrior - spurning the habits of a law-abiding lifetime to be on the front line of a campaign to prevent a mobile mast being built near her home. Arun is a sensitive young man from the capital who spurns a comfortable inheritance and takes a job teaching in a rural elementary school, in the very heartland of the insurgency. Milan's models strutted through the first day of fashion week on Sunday but the twice-yearly festival got off to a muted start with the influential faces of fashion spurning the opening. Kylie Minogue might be spurning them these days, but Dolce and Gabbana are favourites in paparazzi-land. Based on the French novella by Prosper Merimee and the popular opera by Georges Bizet, Carmen is the story of a fiery Spanish gypsy who spurns her obsessive soldier lover for a flashy bullfighter. She has spurned potential lovers and judged those close to her harshly. He spurns her advances and tragedy ensues. In spurning the invitation by Government to discuss the matter, the union leaders have lost an opportunity to find an answer to their grievances without causing disruption to the system. Relations with her father - already verging on the poisonous - worsened further when, spurning his suggestion of a career in netball, she decided to study at the Drama Centre in north London. If America spurns global agreements on climate change, the whole planet is more vulnerable. She was accused of being superior and distant - because she spurns requests to appear on television or model for magazine covers. Moz also looks elsewhere for love but his advances are spurned. He spurns the notion that modernization as such is the ticket to emancipation and happiness. He has heightened his isolation by spurning diplomatic initiatives from African neighbours and launching a crackdown on local media. Synonyms refuse, decline, say no to, reject, rebuff, scorn, turn down, turn away, repudiate, treat with contempt, disdain, look down one's nose at, despise snub, slight, disown, jilt, repulse, repel, dismiss, brush off, turn one's back on give someone the cold shoulder, cold-shoulder, ignore, cut (dead), look right through informal turn one's nose up at, give someone the brush-off, tell someone where to get off, put down, freeze out, stiff-arm, kick in the teeth British informal knock back North American informal give someone the bum's rush, give someone the brush Australian informal snout informal, dated give someone the go-by 1.1archaic Strike, tread, or push away with the foot. with one touch of my feet, I spurn the solid Earth Example sentencesExamples She threw the money down upon the ground, and spurned it with her foot. noun spəːnspərn archaic An act of spurning. it is a spurn of God's sovereignty, and a slight of his goodness Derivatives spurner noun ˈspəːnəˈspərnər Indeed, the longer one looks at this week's fascinating list of the 300 spurners of official honours, the clearer it becomes that not all these refuseniks were motivated by the modesty or principle that the unwary among us may attribute to them. Example sentencesExamples But it is not only to the spurners of the Gospel that such verses are addressed. Origin Old English spurnan, spornan; related to Latin spernere 'to scorn'; compare with spur. Rhymes adjourn, astern, Berne, burn, churn, concern, discern, earn, fern, fohn, kern, learn, Lucerne, quern, Sauternes, stern, Sterne, tern, terne, Traherne, turn, urn, Verne, yearn Definition of spurn in US English: spurn verbspərnspərn [with object] 1Reject with disdain or contempt. he spoke gruffly, as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned Example sentencesExamples In spurning the invitation by Government to discuss the matter, the union leaders have lost an opportunity to find an answer to their grievances without causing disruption to the system. Moz also looks elsewhere for love but his advances are spurned. She has spurned potential lovers and judged those close to her harshly. He has heightened his isolation by spurning diplomatic initiatives from African neighbours and launching a crackdown on local media. She was accused of being superior and distant - because she spurns requests to appear on television or model for magazine covers. Milan's models strutted through the first day of fashion week on Sunday but the twice-yearly festival got off to a muted start with the influential faces of fashion spurning the opening. He spurns her advances and tragedy ensues. Relations with her father - already verging on the poisonous - worsened further when, spurning his suggestion of a career in netball, she decided to study at the Drama Centre in north London. Kylie Minogue might be spurning them these days, but Dolce and Gabbana are favourites in paparazzi-land. At the age of 69, Val Hobson has become an eco-warrior - spurning the habits of a law-abiding lifetime to be on the front line of a campaign to prevent a mobile mast being built near her home. He spurns the notion that modernization as such is the ticket to emancipation and happiness. Arun is a sensitive young man from the capital who spurns a comfortable inheritance and takes a job teaching in a rural elementary school, in the very heartland of the insurgency. If America spurns global agreements on climate change, the whole planet is more vulnerable. Based on the French novella by Prosper Merimee and the popular opera by Georges Bizet, Carmen is the story of a fiery Spanish gypsy who spurns her obsessive soldier lover for a flashy bullfighter. Synonyms refuse, decline, say no to, reject, rebuff, scorn, turn down, turn away, repudiate, treat with contempt, disdain, look down one's nose at, despise 1.1archaic Strike, tread, or push away with the foot. with one touch of my feet, I spurn the solid Earth Example sentencesExamples She threw the money down upon the ground, and spurned it with her foot. nounspərnspərn archaic An act of spurning. Origin Old English spurnan, spornan; related to Latin spernere ‘to scorn’; compare with spur.
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