spurn

Meanings

• verb

  Reject or disregard someone or something; refuse to accept or consider.

• noun

  A projecting piece of land jutting out into a body of water.

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Pronunciation

1. /spɚn/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11067823"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with spurn
urn , furn , tern , urne

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Homophones

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1. spurn (Scottish Gaelic) : a spear, javelin
   

2. spurn (Scottish Gaelic) : a spur
   

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Variants

List of all variants of spurn that leads to same result
spurn , spurned , spurner , spurners , spurning , spurns

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Forms

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spurns, spurned, spurning

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Etymology

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Old English spurnian, from sporn 'spur' + -ian, a suffix denoting the act of doing.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'spurn' is derived from Old English spurnian, which means 'to spur on'.

2. The longest 'spurn' in the world is located in the Netherlands, with a length of 21 kilometers (13 miles).

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Related Concepts

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1. rejection: The act of refusing to accept or consider someone or something.

2. disdain: Contemptuous feeling or attitude towards someone or something.

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Culture

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In literature, 'spurn' is often used to depict strong rejection or disdain. For instance, in Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar,' Brutus spurns Caesar's advances to maintain his political integrity.

How to Memorize "spurn"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine yourself rejecting an unwanted offer or idea.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a jutting landmass into the water.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember 'spurn' as a verb meaning 'to reject' and 'spurn' as a noun meaning 'a projecting piece of land'.

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