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COLD-SHOULDER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pay no attention to, disrespect

Example:

She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance

Synonyms:

cold-shoulder; slight

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "cold-shoulder" is one way to...):

brush aside; brush off; discount; dismiss; disregard; ignore; push aside (bar from attention or consideration)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

cold shoulder (a refusal to recognize someone you know)

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