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spurn - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'spurn' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Spurn [ n.]
- A kick; a blow with the foot.
- Disdainful rejection; contemptuous tratment.
- A body of coal left to sustain an overhanding mass.
2 . Spurn [ v. i.]
- To kick or toss up the heels.
- To manifest disdain in rejecting anything; to make contemptuous opposition or resistance.
3 . Spurn [ v. t.]
- To drive back or away, as with the foot; to kick.
- To reject with disdain; to scorn to receive or accept; to treat with contempt.

Meaning of 'spurn' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . spurn [ v]
Meaning (1):
- reject with contempt
Example in sentence:
  • She spurned his advances