snub

tr.v., snubbed, snub·bing, snubs.

1. To ignore or behave coldly toward; slight.
2. To dismiss, turn down, or frustrate the expectations of.
3. Nautical.
   1. To check the movement of (a rope or cable running out) by turning it quickly about a post or cleat.
   2. To secure (a vessel, for example) in this manner.
4. To stub out (a cigarette, for example).

n.

1. A deliberate slight or affront.
2. Nautical. A sudden checking, as of a rope or cable running out.

adj.
Unusually short: a snub nose.

[Middle English snubben, to rebuke, akin to Old Norse snubba.]

snubber snub'ber n.

verb

To slight (someone) deliberately: cut, rebuff, shun, spurn. Informal coldshoulder. Idioms: closeshutthe door on, give someone the cold shoulder, give someone the go-by, turn one's back on. See accept/reject.

noun

A deliberate slight: cut, rebuff, spurn. Informal cold shoulder, go-by. See accept/reject.

v

Definition: give someone the cold shoulder
Antonyms: be friendly, include, socialize, welcome

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IN BRIEF: To treat rudely. Also: To turn away from with contempt.

The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment. — Doug Larson.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - affærdige, irettesætte, tilrettevise, sætte på plads, stramme, trække hårdt an, fastgøre
n. - irettesættelse, tilrettevisning, en over næbbet
adj. - opstopper-

Nederlands (Dutch)
affront, terechtwijzing

Français (French)
v. tr. - rembarrer
n. - rebuffade
adj. - retroussé (nez)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abfuhr
v. - vor den Kopf stoßen, schneiden
adj. - abgestumpft

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προσβολή
v. - προσβάλλω, αποπαίρνω, (για σκάφος, άλογο κ.λπ.) δένω

Italiano (Italian)
affronto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - reprimenda (f), censura (f), humilhação (f), afronta (f)
v. - desdenhar

Русский (Russian)
относиться пренебрежительно, осадить, гасить (окурок), пренебрежительное отношение, нагоняй, оскорбление, вздернутый (о носе)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - dar un soflón, reprender, reñir, desairar, despreciar, humillar
n. - rechazo, desaire, nariz chata
adj. - chata, roma (nariz)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avsnäsning, avsnoppning, tillrättavisning, trubbnäsa
v. - snäsa (av), snoppa (av), sätta på plats, ge en skrapa, nonchalera, avfärda, negligera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
轻待, 制止, 冷落, 斥退, 短而扁的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 輕待, 制止, 冷落
n. - 輕待, 斥退, 冷落
adj. - 短而扁的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 핀잔주다, (발언을) 갑자기 중지시키다, (담배를) 비벼 끄다
n. - 상대하지 않기, 갑자기 멈추기, (배의) 완충기
adj. - 들창코의, 무뚝뚝한, 급히 멈추게 하기 위한

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 冷たく扱う, 冷たく拒絶する
n. - 冷たく扱うこと
adj. - しし鼻の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أفطس " للأنف " , حبل مستخدم للربط (فعل) يربطه ألى شيء بحبل, يوبخ, يزجر, يصد, يوقف فجأة, يعامل بأزدراء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התייחס בזלזול, דחה בגסות, התעלם מ-‬
n. - ‮זלזול, השפלה‬
adj. - ‮סולד, קצר, פחוס (אף)‬

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