spurn

spəːn/

verb

3rd person present: spurns

1. 1.

   reject with disdain or contempt.

   "he spoke gruffly, as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned"

   synonyms:

   refuse, decline, say no to, reject, rebuff, scorn, turn down, turn away, repudiate, treat with contempt, disdain, look down one's nose at, despise; More

noun

archaic

plural noun: spurns

1. 1.

   an act of spurning.

   "it is a spurn of God's sovereignty, and a slight of his goodness"