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Meanings of snub in English

Catalan
rebuig
Spanish
repulsa

An instance of driving away or warding off.

rebuig
Portuguese
desprezo
Catalan
desaire
Spanish
corte

A refusal to socially acknowledge an acquaintance.

desprezo
Synonyms
Examples for "repulse"
Examples for "repulse"
1
The conflict was severe, but resulted in the repulse of the besiegers.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889
2
The Nineteenth did not participate largely in the battle after its repulse.
Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 / A Political History of...
3
I desire to help you; you repulse me and insult my manhood.
At the Mercy of Tiberius
4
They still saw red, the red of a darker anger-thatof repulse.
The Last Shot
5
He also insisted that Julian had sufficient men to repulse the Germans.
Julian
1
The government ran on a pro-war ticket and suffered a resounding rebuff.
The Guardian
2
The woman's resentment of the rebuff seemed to spur her lagging ideas.
The House of Mirth
3
She was really a little dazed by the firmness of the rebuff.
The Treasure
4
Anything that was not actual rebuff was invitation to her blunted sense.
The Judgment House
5
Hence it was that I received my second rebuff of the morning.
Dream Days
Portuguese
desconsiderar
Catalan
menysprear
Spanish
despreciar

Refuse to acknowledge.

desconsiderar
Catalan
menysprear
Spanish
despreciar

Reject outright and bluntly.

menysprear
Usage of snub in English
1
That's my true answer, James said when asked about his MVP snub.
News.com.au
2
He held a snub-nosed.38 in his right hand, pointed somewhere between them.
Mine
3
This decision was widely portrayed in the Israeli media as a snub.
Reuters
4
He carried a snub-nosed .38 revolver in his trouser pocket these days.
American empire: blood and iron
5
So why do people think it is ok to openly snub religion?
Radio NZ
6
In vain he tried to rally, in vain he tried to snub.
The Young Duke
7
Besides, it pleased him to be able to snub that lout, Partridge.
Eyeless in Gaza
8
At least he was consistent, I thought, shrugging off Papas's chilly snub.
Murder most frothy
9
In the process, it shook a 44-year-old Beatlemania snub off its back.
Wired
10
Despite the Globes snub for Oprah, those three seem safe to me.
The Irish Times
11
Bulls C and All-Star snub Pau Gasol has recorded four straight double-doubles.
Reuters
12
The true musician would not snub so much as a musical critic.
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler
13
Speaking to the publication, he revealed he was hurt by the snub.
The South African
14
He raised his weapon, a snub-nosed automatic, and pointed it at me.
The Great Book of Amber
15
Easing up to the Troiken's snub-nosed Podracer, he got ready to pass.
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
16
Calixte reached into his jacket pocket and withdrew a small, snub-nosed revolver.
Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad
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Snub across language varieties
Australia
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Less common