spurning

  • 1spurning — index denial, disdain, negative, rejection, renunciation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2Spurning — Spurn Spurn (sp[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spurned} (sp[^u]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spurning}.] [OE. spurnen to kick against, to stumble over, AS. spurnan to kick, offend; akin to spura spur, OS. & OHG. spurnan to kick, Icel. spyrna, L. spernere… …

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  • 3spurning — spÉœrn /spɜːn n. contemptuous rejection, denigrating attitude v. reject, repel; treat with contempt …

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  • 4spurning — spurnˈing noun and adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑spurn …

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  • 5act of spurning — index disdain Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6San Diego Sports Curse — The San Diego Sports Curse is a superstition cited for the city of San Diego s inability to claim a modern major league sports championship in the United States (Super Bowl, World Series, and NBA Finals). With the city s population, San Diego is… …

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  • 7disdain — I noun abhorrence, abjuration, abnegation, act of despising, act of discrediting, act of loathing, act of scorning, act of shunning, act of spurning, act of taunting, airs, arrogance, contempt, contemptio, contemptuousness, contumeliousness,… …

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  • 8rejection — noun 1) a rejection of the offer Syn: refusal, declining, turning down, dismissal, spurning 2) Madeleine s rejection of him Syn: repudiation, rebuff, spurning, abandonment, desertion; informal brush off; literary forsaking …

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  • 9rejection — noun 1) a rejection of the offer Syn: refusal, declining, turning down, dismissal, spurning 2) Madeleine s rejection of him Syn: repudiation, rebuff, spurning, abandonment, desertion; informal brush o …

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  • 10All but — But But (b[u^]t), prep., adv. & conj. [OE. bute, buten, AS. b[=u]tan, without, on the outside, except, besides; pref. be + [=u]tan outward, without, fr. [=u]t out. Primarily, b[=u]tan, as well as [=u]t, is an adverb. [root]198. See {By}, {Out};… …

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