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snubbed

American  
[snuhbd] / snʌbd /

adjective

  1. treated with disdain or contempt, especially by being ignored.

    Some of the snubbed actors on this list have managed to snag a nomination or two, but none of them ever won despite incredible talent and hard work.

  2. sharply rebuked or rejected.

    At my shouted challenge he backed off the stairs, slinking away like a snubbed lap dog.

verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of snub.

Other Word Forms

  • unsnubbed adjective

Etymology

Origin of snubbed

First recorded in 1580–90; snub ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; snub ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense

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