to jilt
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7.4
- verb
- /dʒɪlt/
:
dejar plantado
- The story tells of a jilted woman who has gone on to marry someone else.
- jilted lover
- jilted bride
- jilted fiancé
Examples
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- A month after you jilted me.
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Does being jilted at the altar count when it's your rehearsal day?
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Too bad you got jilted, you look so hot.
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It's said, when he was young, his sweetheart jilted him.
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After all, being jilted isn't exactly fun for any girl.
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Miss Day was jilted some years later, we heard, her virtue lost and her reputation ruined.
Fiction book (1995) -
Mickey's been jilted.
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She felt heartbroken after her fiancé decided to jilt her just before the wedding.
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He never imagined that his longtime girlfriend would suddenly jilt him for another man.
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When she learned he had jilted her, all her friends rallied to support her.
Synonyms
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5.1
To end a romantic relationship suddenly and without care
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4.2
Let someone down when they need you
Rejected suddenly by a person you love or want to be with
To suddenly and completely stop supporting something
Antonyms
How Harsh
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jilt may come from the name Jill, and one popular story says the name was used for a woman who tricked or cheated lovers. That's why to jilt someone means 'to reject' or 'abandon' them suddenly, often in an unkind way.