snub

🇺🇸 /snʌb/ 🇬🇧 /snʌb/
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verb
R

To treat someone with disrespect by ignoring them, often when you meet.

When she didn't get an invitation to the event, she felt snubbed.

R

To refuse to go to something or accept something, often as a sign of protest.

Many top athletes snubbed the competition as a form of protest.

noun
R

A deliberate rude action or comment meant to show that you dislike or disrespect someone.

Her not showing up to the event was seen as a snub towards the organizers.

adjective
R

Short, flat, and turned up at the end, often describing something like a nose or a hairstyle.

The dog had a snub nose that was quite adorable.

translation

v. To treat someone with disrespect by ignoring them, often when you meet.; To refuse to go to something or accept something, often as a sign of protest.
n. A deliberate rude action or comment meant to show that you dislike or disrespect someone.
adj. Short, flat, and turned up at the end, often describing something like a nose or a hairstyle.

Word Forms

3rd Present snubs
Past snubbed
Perfect snubbed
Progressive snubbing
Plural snubs