spurn

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

spurn [spurn spurns spurned spurning] BrE [spɜːn] NAmE [spɜːrn] verb ~ sb/sth
to reject or refuse sb/sth, especially in a proud way
Syn: ↑shun
•Eve spurned Mark's invitation.
•a spurned lover
•The president spurned the tight security surrounding him and adopted a more intimate style of campaigning.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English spurnan, spornan; related to Latin spernere ‘to scorn’; compare with ↑spur.

Example Bank:
•He had been spurned by all the major record companies.
•She spurned his overtures of love.
•The glossy conventions of Hollywood were spurned in favour of a rough-hewn cinematic style.
•The president spurned the tight security and adopted a more intimate style of campaigning.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  reject, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down