Dictionary

Explore meaning, context, and usage with an online dictionary experience optimized for multilingual workflows.

Clear

Try these words

Meaning of spurn

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

spurn

Pronunciation:/spɜːn//spɚn/

noun

Definitions

  1. An act of spurning; a scornful rejection.

  2. A kick; a blow with the foot.

  3. Disdainful rejection; contemptuous treatment.

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

verb

Definitions

  1. To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn.

  2. To reject something by pushing it away with the foot.

  3. To waste; fail to make the most of (an opportunity)

  4. To kick or toss up the heels.