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jilted

jilted

10 7.0
Suddenly left by the person you love
  • adjective
  • /ˈdʒɪltɪd/
: 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

rejected
vsjilted
67 2.6

Feeling not wanted after someone says no, especially in love

is sudden abandonment by a lover rather than general refusal
spurned
vsjilted
7 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

Antonyms

accepted
64 1.3

Approved and considered correct by most people in a group

chosen
4 5.2

A person picked out or preferred over others

How Rejected

jilted
10 7.0
rejected
67 2.6
ignored
26 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.