spurn verb

/spɜːn/

/spɝːn/ v [T] slightly formal

Definition

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

She spurned my offers of help.

Ellis plays the part of the young lover spurned by his mistress.

(Definition of spurn verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen

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