snub Definition

snub
verb snubbed, snubbing

1. To insult by openly ignoring, rejecting or otherwise showing contempt.

Thesaurus: ignore, neglect, disregard, slight, shun, disdain, scorn, ostracize, cut.
2. To bring (a boat, unbroken horse, etc) to a sudden stop by means of a rope secured to a stake or post.

noun

1. An act of snubbing.

Thesaurus: affront, insult, rebuke, rebuff, humiliation, brush off, cold shoulder, slap in the face (slang).

adj

1. Short and flat; blunt. See also snub nose.

Derivative: snubbing
noun, adj

Derivative: snubbingly
adverb

Derivative: snubby
adj

Etymology: 14c: from Norse snubba to scold.