cold-shoulder
Treat with disdain
To cold-shoulder someone is to deliberately ignore or snub them, treating them with aloofness or disdain: She cold-shouldered him at the party after their argument.
The noun form, cold shoulder, describes this dismissive treatment: He's been giving me the cold shoulder all week.
The image is of turning away to present only a shoulder rather than facing someone warmly.
Deliberate dismissive rejection
- shunDeliberately keep away
- ostracizeExclude from a group
- spurnRefuse with contempt
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
exclude · ignore · dismiss · brush off · cut · blackball · freeze out · shut out
Absence of feeling
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
- disregardWillful lack of attention
impassivity · unresponsiveness · inattention · insensitivity · unmoved · dispassion · detachment · blank
Far away or aloof
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
- coolCalm or fashionable
- frostyCold or unwelcoming
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
remote · withdrawn · unapproachable · reserved · detached · unfriendly · unsociable · stiff
Disdainful disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
sneering · superiority · looking down · dismissiveness · snobbery · arrogance · disfavor · disapproval
snub
Deliberate dismissive rejection
rebuff · exclude · ignore · dismiss · brush off · cut · blackball · freeze out · shut out · turn away
apathy
Absence of feeling
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
disregard · impassivity · unresponsiveness · inattention · insensitivity · unmoved · dispassion · detachment · blank · tuning out
distant
Far away or aloof
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
- coolCalm or fashionable
- frostyCold or unwelcoming
icy · remote · withdrawn · unapproachable · reserved · detached · unfriendly · unsociable · stiff · impersonal
contempt
Disdainful disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
haughtiness · sneering · superiority · looking down · dismissiveness · snobbery · arrogance · disfavor · disapproval · disparagement
cold-shoulderembrace
Hold closely in arms
welcome · befriend · accept · include · roll out the red carpet
cold-shoulderacknowledge
Confirm receipt or truth
focus on · attend to · notice · scrutinize · heed
chilly, cooler, coldness, coolness, chilled, cooling, cooled, colder, colds