spurn
Word family nounspurnerspurningverbspurn
spurn /spɜːn $ spɜːrn/ verb [transitiveT] literaryREFUSE to refuse to accept something or someone, especially because you are too proud 轻蔑地拒绝,对…不屑一顾 SYN reject She spurned all offers of help. 她骄傲地拒绝一切帮助。
a spurned lover 被轻蔑拒绝的爱慕者
Origin spurn Old English spurnan