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jilted

jilted

3 7.0
Suddenly left by the person you love
  • adjective
  • /ˈdʒɪltɪd/
translation icon : abandonado
  • Jilted lover with a screw loose?
  • a jilted wife
  • a jilted lover
  • a jilted woman

Examples

  • IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GUEST WITH US TONIGHT, A YOUNG MAN RECENTLY JILTED BY HIS LONGTIME LADY LOVE.

    Get Over It (2001)

  • The jilted lover decided to reclaim her power and focus on her own happiness instead of dwelling on the past.

  • This was what jilted wife Maria Nilza Simoes decided to do when she discovered that her husband was seeing someone on the side.

    Blog text (32)

  • And then a lot of them felt jilted, a lot of them felt displaced, a lot of them felt resentment, A lot of them felt angry.

  • This jilted lover holds Buddy hostage, beats him, tortures him, and you ride in and save the day.

    Swimming with Sharks (1994)

  • Hey, Speaking of Intel and CPUs, this whole event had major jilted X lover vibes, am I right?

  • LADY JANE, DISAPPOINTED AT NOT BECOMING QUEEN, JILTED TOM AND MARRIED AN EXTREMELY RICH DUKE.

    The Prince and the Pauper (1977)

  • After being unexpectedly left by her boyfriend, the jilted woman felt heartbroken and alone.

  • He found a support group for jilted individuals to help them cope with their feelings of betrayal.

Synonyms

spurned
vsjilted
6.4

Rejected suddenly by a person you love or want to be with

is sudden abandonment by a lover rather than a simple refusal
rejected
vsjilted
2.6

Feeling not wanted after someone says no, especially in love

is sudden abandonment by a lover rather than general refusal

Antonyms

accepted
1.3

Approved and considered correct by most people in a group

chosen
5.2

A person picked out or preferred over others

How Rejected

jilted
3 7.0
rejected
2.6
ignored
1.6

Surface Forms

jilted positive

Morphology

jilted = jilt (transparent) = jilt + ed

Formed regularly from the verb 'jilt' with the past-participle/adjectival suffix '-ed', so the meaning is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

Jilted comes from the old word jilt, which was once used for a woman who tricked or suddenly left a lover. So, to be jilted is to be suddenly 'rejected' or 'abandoned' by someone you loved.