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spurned

spurned

6.4
Rejected suddenly by a person you love or want to be with
  • adjective
  • /spɜrnd/
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  • After years together, she felt utterly spurned when he left without explanation.

Examples

  • Many spurned lovers struggle to move on from heartbreak.

  • The spurned lover left the party in tears.

  • He wrote poetry about his experiences as a spurned admirer.

  • She felt spurned after he ignored her messages.

  • She felt utterly spurned when he left her for another woman without a word.

  • The spurned admirer decided to express his feelings in a heartfelt letter.

  • A spurned partner often finds it difficult to trust again.

Synonyms

jilted
vsspurned
3 7.0

Suddenly left by the person you love

can refer to being turned away that may not be sudden
scorned
vsspurned
1 5.8

Feeling hated and rejected by others

focuses on sudden romantic refusal rather than contempt
rejected
vsspurned
2.6

Feeling not wanted after someone says no, especially in love

is often sudden and without warning in romantic situations

Antonyms

welcome
∞ 1.0

Pleasing and gladly accepted

accepted
1.3

Approved and considered correct by most people in a group

How Rejected

spurned
6.4
rejected
2.6
ignored
1.6

Surface Forms

spurned positive

Morphology

spurned = spurn (transparent) = spurn + ed

The adjective is the past-participle/adjectival form of the verb 'spurn' formed with '-ed', so its meaning 'rejected' is directly predictable from the verb.

Etymology

The word spurned comes from an old word spyrna that meant 'to kick'. So to be spurned is like being 'kicked away', rejected sharply and often without warning.