Spurn
Spurn [ spurn ] | |
[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. (tr. v.) to reject scornfully 2. (tr. v.) to kick at or stamp on scornfully 3. (intr. v.) to show contempt for or to scorn something 4. (n.) a scornful rejection | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
She suffered a nervous breakdown after being spurned by the boy she loved. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
Meier killed herself after the "boy" spurned her and at one point told her via the Internet that the world would be a better place without her, according to prosecutors. |