spurnings
Acts of rejection
Spurnings are acts of rejection or dismissal, typically contemptuous or disdainful.
The word is the plural of spurning, from the verb spurn—to reject with scorn or push away with contempt: After repeated spurnings, he stopped asking her out.
The term suggests not just refusal but a certain coldness or disdain in the refusal.
Abrupt, curt rejection
- snubDeliberate dismissive rejection
- cold-shoulderIntentional social rejection
- brush-offAbrupt, dismissive rejection
- repulseDrive back or disgust
knock-back · repudiation · declination · refusal · denial · dismissal · nonacceptance · turndown
Hostile dismissive feeling
- disdainScornful disregard
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- sneerScornful expression
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
disparagement · condescension · haughtiness · superciliousness · belittlement · ridicule · disrespect · deprecation
Formally refusing to acknowledge
- rejectingRefusing to accept
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- ostracizingExcluding from a group
- renouncingFormally abandoning a claim
forsaking · declining · denying · disowning · discarding · jilting · repelling · eschewing
Intense, settled disgust
- disgustIntense physical aversion
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
- abhorrenceExtreme hatred or disgust
antipathy · detestation · hatred · animosity · distaste · repulsion · dislike · odium
rebuff
Abrupt, curt rejection
- snubDeliberate dismissive rejection
- cold-shoulderIntentional social rejection
- brush-offAbrupt, dismissive rejection
repulse · knock-back · repudiation · declination · refusal · denial · dismissal · nonacceptance · turndown · jilting
scorn
Hostile dismissive feeling
mockery · disparagement · condescension · haughtiness · superciliousness · belittlement · ridicule · disrespect · deprecation · sarcasm
repudiating
Formally refusing to acknowledge
- rejectingRefusing to accept
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- ostracizingExcluding from a group
renouncing · forsaking · declining · denying · disowning · discarding · jilting · repelling · eschewing · excluding
loathing
Intense, settled disgust
- disgustIntense physical aversion
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
abhorrence · antipathy · detestation · hatred · animosity · distaste · repulsion · dislike · odium · execration
spurningsacceptances
Affirmative replies received
welcomings · approvals · admissions · acquiescences · yeses
spurningsembraces
Holds lovingly, or adopts
welcomes · adorations · celebrations · appreciations · open arms
spurningsembraces
Holds lovingly, or adopts
welcomes · acceptances · open arms · inclusions · adoptions