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Synonyms for snubbed

Grammar : Verb
Spell : snuhb
Phonetic Transcription : snÊŒb

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Définition of snubbed

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "to check, reprove, rebuke," from Old Norse snubba "to curse, chide, snub, scold, reprove." The ground sense is perhaps "to cut off," and the word probably is related to snip. Cf. Swedish snobba "lop off, snuff (a candle)," Old Norse snubbotr "snubbed, nipped, with the tip cut off." Meaning "treat coldly" appeared early 18c. Related: Snubbed; snubbing.
  • verb give someone the cold shoulder
Example sentences :
  • You see—Lady Coryston has not only snubbed me—she has insulted father.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • The other women agreed with him, and snubbed the ignoramus, who retired from the controversy.
  • Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
  • She thanked me and all that; but she snubbed me just the same.
  • Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Now, as Private Secretary, Balfour had snubbed this party repeatedly.
  • Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. » by Charles James Lever
  • When an envoy is snubbed, he always asks for leave of absence.
  • Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
  • He would have snubbed the cigar if he thought Conroy was inclined to moderation.
  • Extract from : « The Red Hand of Ulster » by George A. Birmingham
  • She had snubbed him no more than usual that night, and generally he took it very meekly.
  • Extract from : « A Love Story Reversed » by Edward Bellamy
  • The caller who had been snubbed so bluntly turned on her heel.
  • Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
  • Then they were snubbed down to the lake over the steep bank.
  • Extract from : « The Rainy Day Railroad War » by Holman Day
  • A number, I repeat, like the Four Danubes, should not be snubbed by any one.
  • Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley

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