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To rebuff, ignore, or spurn (someone) disdainfully
“They disdainfully snub those who fail to accept or measure up to their precepts for right living.”
To treat or regard with contempt
“Proud clergymen snub those beneath them and try to impress those above them.”
To mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned
To refuse or say no to
To take away the self-esteem or conceit from
To make insulting or damaging allegations or insinuations about
To cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful
To belittle or express disapproval of
To check
To treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority
Plural for an act of rebuffing or being ungracious to someone
“It is time both parents and ambitious students thought of giving a snub to all those avaricious private medical and engineering colleges.”
Plural for an insult, or something that can be interpreted as an insult
“Brown's failure to secure a one-to-one meeting with the president was seen as a public snub.”
Plural for an act of rejecting an offer or proposal
“The president, still infuriated over the snub of his liberal proposal, insisted that he was withdrawing his concession and reverting to his original policy.”
Plural for a deliberate act of disrespect
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