Turns away disdainfully
Spurns is the third-person singular of spurn, meaning to reject with disdain or contempt.
Someone who spurns an offer or advance refuses it dismissively: She spurns his romantic overtures, He spurns conventional wisdom.
The word carries more force than simply declining—it suggests scorn or proud refusal.
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Turns away disdainfully
Spurns is the third-person singular of spurn, meaning to reject with disdain or contempt.
Someone who spurns an offer or advance refuses it dismissively: She spurns his romantic overtures, He spurns conventional wisdom.
The word carries more force than simply declining—it suggests scorn or proud refusal.
1. rejects — rebuff, Abrupt, curt rejection; snub (Deliberate dismissive rejection); jilt (Reject a lover suddenly); repulse (Drive back or disgust); dismiss · decline · refuse · repudiate · discard · renounce · forsake · disavow · shun · ignore
2. despises — disdain, Scornful disregard; contempt (Disdainful disregard); loathe (Intensely dislike); detest (Feel strong aversion); abhor · revulsion · aversion · antipathy · disgust · repugnance · look down on · sneering · derision · haughtiness
ACCEPTANCE/REJECTIONspurns ≠ embraces Holds lovingly, or adopts; accepts · welcomes · receives · adopts · entertains
EMOTIONAL VALUATIONspurns ≠ cherishes Deeply values and protects; treasures · values · prizes · honors · esteems
spurn, spurned, spurning, spurner
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/spurns