Jilt (Verb)
Meaning
Cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; "jilt a lover or a bride".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- He left town without warning, effectively jilting her on what was supposed to be their wedding day.
- She was devastated when he jilted her for a younger woman after a three-year relationship.
- It was a cruel decision to jilt his fiancée just a week before the ceremony was set to take place.
- People suspected that he had jilted his previous business partners by getting out of the venture at the last minute.
- Her boyfriend of five years jilted her, breaking off the engagement without even explaining why.