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AH020387 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Spurn

Would it be correct to say that 'spurn' means to give someone the cold shoulder?
  

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I would say that they are related but are used differently. "Spurn" is to actively reject with contempt. Giving someone "the cold shoulder" means to ignore them.

— Doctor D

  • I would say that they are related but are used differently.
  • "Spurn" is to actively reject with contempt.
  • Giving someone "the cold shoulder" means to ignore them.
  • Both terms express hostility, but one is more active and one more passive.
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I would say that they are related but are used differently. "Spurn" is to actively reject with contempt. Giving someone "the cold shoulder" means to ignore them. Both terms express hostility, but one is more active and one more passive.
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