1
[ verb ] refuse to acknowledge

Synonyms

ignore disregard cut

Examples

"She cut him dead at the meeting"

Used in print

(Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)

They were disturbed by his idiotic bravado - as , when his bodyguard , Yankee_Schwartz , complained that he had been snubbed by Dave_Miller , a prize-fight referee , chieftain of a Jewish gang and one of four brothers of tough reputation , who were Hirschey , a gambler politician in loose beer running league with Torrio and O_'_Banion , Frank , a policeman , and Max , the youngest .

Related terms

treat

2
[ verb ] reject outright and bluntly

Examples

"She snubbed his proposal"

Used in print

(Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)

No_doubt Mrs._Meeker had snubbed him many_a time and he felt no grief over her passing .

Related terms

reject rebuff

3
[ noun ] an instance of driving away or warding off

Synonyms

repulse rebuff

Related terms

rejection repel repel

4
[ adjective ] unusually short

Examples

"a snub nose"

Related terms

short

5
[ noun ] a refusal to recognize someone you know

Synonyms

cold_shoulder cut

Examples

"the snub was clearly intentional"

Related terms

rebuff cold-shoulder

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