Meaning of COLD SHOULDER
Pronunciation: | | kowld 'showldur
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- [n] a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional"
- [v] pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance"
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| Synonyms: | | cut, slight, snub |
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| See Also: | | brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside, rebuff, slight | |
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| Related Terms: | | blink, brush-off, carefully ignore, cut, cut a corner, cut corners, cut direct, dismissal, disregard, dodge, fudge, high-hat, humiliation, not receive, ostracize, pass over, pass over lightly, rebuff, refusal, repulse, scamp, skim, skim over, skim the surface, skimp, skip over, slight, slubber over, slur, slur over, sneer, sniff, snob, snort, snub, spurn, spurning, the cold shoulder, the go-by, touch upon, touch upon lightly, turn away from, upstage |
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