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Meaning of Spurn | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
spɜːn

Definitions

  1. An act of spurning; a scornful rejection.
  2. A kick; a blow with the foot.
    archaic
  3. Disdainful rejection; contemptuous treatment.
    obsolete
  4. A body of coal left to sustain an overhanging mass.

Equivalents

العربية إرفض
Български ритник
Čeština odmítnout odmítnutí opovržení zavrhnout
Deutsch abweisen mit Füßen treten treten Tritt Verachten vergeben Verschmähen Verschmähung Vertun
Español desdeñar patada
Français Coup de pied dédaigner Renier
Italiano calcio
한국어 일축
Kurdî çifte
Latina sperno
Nederlands versmaden minachten
Português chute desdenhar
Русский пинать пинок презри́тельно отверга́ть презри́тельный отка́з
Svenska avvisa förkasta försmå
Türkçe burun kıvırmak çifte tepmek

Examples

“What defence can properly be used in such a despicable encounter as this but either the slap or the spurn?”
“The insolence of office and the spurns That patient merit of the unworthy takes.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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See also

Spurn Head Spurned Spurner Spurning Spurns spurnwater

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