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Definition of Spurn
1. Verb. Reject with contempt. "She spurned his advances"
Exact synonyms: Disdain, Freeze Off, Pooh-pooh, Reject, Scorn, Turn Down
Generic synonyms: Decline, Refuse
Specialized synonyms: Rebuff, Repel, Snub
Related verbs: Decline, Pass Up, Refuse, Reject, Turn Down, Refuse, Reject, Turn Away, Turn Down
Derivative terms: Reject, Rejective, Scorner, Spurner, Turndown
Generic synonyms: Decline, Refuse
Specialized synonyms: Rebuff, Repel, Snub
Related verbs: Decline, Pass Up, Refuse, Reject, Turn Down, Refuse, Reject, Turn Away, Turn Down
Derivative terms: Reject, Rejective, Scorner, Spurner, Turndown
Definition of Spurn
1. v. t. To drive back or away, as with the foot; to kick.
2. v. i. To kick or toss up the heels.
3. n. A kick; a blow with the foot.
Definition of Spurn
1. to reject with contempt [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Spurn
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1. A kick; a blow with the foot. "What defence can properly be used in such a despicable encounter as this but either the slap or the spurn?" (Milton)
2. Disdainful rejection; contemptuous tratment. "The insolence of office and the spurns That patient merit of the unworthy takes." (Shak)
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