Spurn (Verb)
Meaning
Reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The proud woman spurned his clumsy attempts at flirting at the party.
- Despite his repeated apologies, she spurned his efforts to make amends after the fight.
- In the end, the disappointed applicant was forced to watch as the job offer was spurned by the more qualified candidate.
- When he discovered that the gift came with strings attached, he spurned it without hesitation.
- The environmental group loudly spurned the company's latest 'green' initiative as nothing more than an attempt at spin.