snubs in English

noun

1

an act of showing disdain or a lack of cordiality by rebuffing or ignoring someone or something.

he couldn't help thinking that the whole thing was meant to be taken as a snub

synonyms: rebuff, repulse, slap in the face, humiliation, insult, slight, affront, brush-off, kiss-off, put-down

verb

1

rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully.

he snubbed faculty members and students alike

synonyms: rebuff, spurn, repulse, cold-shoulder, brush off, give the cold shoulder to, keep at arm's length, ignore, insult, slight, affront, humiliate, freeze out, stiff, give someone the brush-off

2

check the movement of (a horse or boat), especially by a rope wound around a post.

a horse snubbed to a tree

noun

rebuff, repulse, slap in the face, humiliation, insult, slight, affront, brush-off, kiss-off, put-down
cut, cold shoulder
rebuff, repulse

verb

rebuff, ignore, repel
rebuff, spurn, repulse, cold-shoulder, brush off, give the cold shoulder to, keep at arm's length, ignore, insult, slight, affront, humiliate, freeze out, stiff, give someone the brush-off
ignore, cut, disregard
repel, rebuff

Use "snubs" in a sentence

1. In the office, we avenge slight slights with small snubs.

2. The snubs from fellow Latin American nations were particularly painful.

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