spurn

noun

1. An act of spurning; a scornful rejection.

2. A kick; a blow with the foot.

3. (obsolete) Disdainful rejection; contemptuous treatment.

4. A body of coal left to sustain an overhanging mass.

verb

1. reject with contempt

- She spurned his advances

Similar word(s): disdain, reject, scorn

Definition categories: communication, decline, refuse