Meaning & use
Snubbing
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Deliberately ignoring or treating someone with disdain.
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She felt hurt after being snubbed by her old friends at the reunion.
The critics accused the awards committee of snubbing independent films.
A note on using this word
Originally meant to cut short or check someone sharply, a sense preserved in 'snub-nosed,' describing a short, flattened nose.
Words with a similar meaning
ignoringslighting
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Words with an opposite meaning
welcoming
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