snub
snub/snəb/
verb
- rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully."he snubbed faculty members and students alike"synonyms: insult, slight, affront, humiliate, treat disrespectfully, rebuff, spurn, repulse, cold-shoulder, brush off, disdain, scorn, give someone the cold shoulder, turn one's back on, keep someone at arm's length, cut (dead), ignore, take no notice of, stiff, give someone the brush-off, freeze out, stiff-arm, knock back, put down, give someone the go-by, misprize, scout
- check the movement of (a horse or boat), especially by a rope wound around a post."a horse snubbed to a tree"
noun
an act of showing disdain or a lack of cordiality by rebuffing or ignoring someone or something.
"he couldn't help thinking that the whole thing was meant to be taken as a snub"
synonyms: rebuff, insult, repulse, slight, affront, slap in the face, humiliation, brush-off, put-down
adjective
(of a person's or animal's nose) short and turned up at the end.
"snub-nosed"
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to treat someone rudely, esp. by ignoring that person: They're likely to snub people who aren't just like them.
Nov 4, 2022 · 1 · to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke ; 3 · to treat with contempt or neglect. snub an old acquaintance ; 4 · to extinguish by stubbing.
to treat with disdain or contempt, especially by ignoring. to check or reject with a sharp rebuke or remark. to check ...
1. to treat with disdain or contempt, esp. · 2. to check or reject with a sharp rebuke or remark · 3. to check or stop suddenly (a rope or cable that is running ...
To snub is to ignore or refuse to acknowledge someone. If you want to snub your former best friend, you can refuse to even look at her when you pass in the ...
v. describes the action of ignoring, failing to notice, or pretending not to see someone. a person is usually snubbed when they are disliked or the other person ...
snub ; /snʌb/ ; (snubbed, snubbing) ; [transitive] ...
SNUB meaning: 1 : to ignore (someone) in a deliberate and insulting way; 2 : to not accept or attend (something) as a way to show disapproval.
snub ; to treat, or speak to, in a cold, scornful way; to insult. He snubbed me by not replying to my question. beledig ; an act of snubbing; an insult. beledig ...
snub (comparative more snub, superlative most snub) ... a snub-nosed revolver ... Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “snub”, in Online Etymology Dictionary .