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[verb] reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"
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\Spurn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spurned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spurning}.] [OE. spurnen to kick against, to stumble over, AS. spurnan to kick, offend; akin to spura spur, OS. & OHG. spurnan to kick, Icel. spyrna, L. spernere to despise, Skr. sphur to jerk, to push. [root]171. See {Spur}.] 1. To drive back or away, as with the foot; to kick. [The bird] with his foot will spurn adown his cup. --Chaucer. I spurn thee like a cur out of my way. --Shak. 2. To reject with disdain; to scorn to receive or accept; to treat with contempt. What safe and nicely I might well delay By rule of knighthood, I disdain and spurn. --Shak. Domestics will pay a more cheerful service when they find themselves not spurned because fortune has laid them at their master's feet. --Locke.
\Spurn\, v. i. 1. To kick or toss up the heels. The miller spurned at a stone. --Chaucer. The drunken chairman in the kennel spurns. --Gay. 2. To manifest disdain in rejecting anything; to make contemptuous opposition or resistance. Nay, more, to spurn at your most royal image. --Shak.
\Spurn\, n. 1. A kick; a blow with the foot. [R.] What defence can properly be used in such a despicable encounter as this but either the slap or the spurn? --Milton. 2. Disdainful rejection; contemptuous tratment. The insolence of office and the spurns That patient merit of the unworthy takes. --Shak. 3. (Mining) A body of coal left to sustain an overhanding mass.

Synonyms for spurn

disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, turn down

See also: brush off | rebuff | repel | snub |

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Let's analyse "spurn" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and One vowel. 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: NRUPS. Average typing speed for these characters is 1295 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: spurn: 3 = 3, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: spurn: 1 + 7 + 3 + 9 + 5 = 25, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
N (1) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
P (1) 16 Tower Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong
S (1) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
U (1) 21 World Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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