Snubbed
/snʌbd/noun
Rejected, rebuffed, or treated with deliberate coldness.
Did you know?The verb *snub* first meant to check or cut short something abruptly, and its social meaning of coldly rebuffing someone developed later in English.
Etymological Timeline
16th Century
English
snubben
“to check, stop short, or rebuke sharply”
16th Century
English
snub
“a sharp check or rebuff; also to cut short”
17th Century
English
snub
“to treat with disdain or cold rejection”
Modern English
English
snubbed
“treated with deliberate coldness or rebuff”