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snubto deliberately ignore or reject someone in a rude way

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to deliberately ignore or reject someone in a rude way

Pronunciation (IPA): /snʌb/

Korean meaning: 무시하다, 냉대하다, 쌀쌀맞게 대하다

Korean pronunciation: **스**넙

Example Sentences

  • The celebrity snubbed all the reporters and walked straight to her car.
  • My cat snubs me whenever I come home late, as if she's personally offended.
  • Getting snubbed by his crush motivated him to become more confident.

snub

VERB

//snʌb//

to deliberately ignore or reject someone in a rude way

snub concept
💡 Concept

A woman snubs her former friend's greeting at the restaurant

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snub rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Snubbed at the club, welcomed at the pub

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/snʌb/
🇬🇧 UK/snʌb/

🌳Etymology

Rootsnub

Origin

From Old Norse 'snubba' meaning to rebuke or check, likely related to Germanic roots expressing the idea of cutting short or stopping abruptly.

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🎵Rhyme

clubhubrubtubpub
club
hub
rub
tub
pub

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📝Examples

The celebrity snubbed all the reporters and walked straight to her car.

😄 Fun example

My cat snubs me whenever I come home late, as if she's personally offended.

Getting snubbed by his crush motivated him to become more confident.

The royal snub at the ceremony became front-page news worldwide.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

ignorerebuffrejectspurnslight

Antonyms

welcomeembraceaccept

Related

disregarddismissoverlookshun