snub
snub · snubs
пренебрежительное обхождение
Affront, Brüskierung
A deliberate affront or slightA deliberate affront or slight.
/snʌb/
» Tom said that he felt snubbed.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesA deliberate affront or slight.
I hope the people we couldn't invite don't see it as a snub.
Brüskierung, Affront
пренебрежи́тельное обхожде́ниеprenebrežítelʹnoje obxoždénije
A sudden checking of a cable or rope.
(obsolete)A knot; a protuberance; a snag.
More definitions
- a refusal to recognize someone you know
- an instance of driving away or warding off
Examples
19 sentencesTom said that he felt snubbed.
Tom said he felt snubbed.
I felt snubbed.
deIch fühlte mich vor den Kopf gestoßen. — Yorwba
Tom snubbed Mary.
Tom felt snubbed.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
deliberate affront or slight:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
deliberate affront or slight:
Origin
From Middle English snubben, snibben (noun), either indigenous or from Old Norse snubba (“From Middle English snubben, snibben (noun), either indigenous or from Old Norse snubba (“to curse, chide, snub, scold, reprove, rebuff, infringe”), from Proto-Germanic *snūbaną, *snūpaną.
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Forms
plural: snubsSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a refusal to recognize someone you know:cutcold shoulder
- an instance of driving away or warding off:rebuffrepulse