spurn

/ˈspərn/

Middle English, from Old English spurnan; akin to Old High German spurnan to kick, Latin spernere to spurn, Greek spairein to quiver

verb

  1. to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn

  2. to tread sharply or heavily upon : trample

  3. to reject something disdainfully

decline refuse reject repudiate spurn mean to turn away by not accepting, receiving, or considering. decline often implies courteous refusal especially of offers or invitations. refuse suggests more positiveness or ungraciousness and often implies the denial of something asked for.

noun

  1. disdainful rejection

  2. contemptuous treatment

  3. kick