A deliberate slight

• go-by

  1. An intentional slight; a snub.
  2. (Informal) A passing by; esp., an intentional disregard or slight
  3. A passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting away.

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  1. An intentional slight; a snub.
  2. (Informal) A passing by; esp., an intentional disregard or slight
  3. A passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting away.

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• cold shoulder

  1. (Idiomatic) A deliberate act of disrespect; a slight or snub
  2. (Informal) Deliberate indifference or coldness; a slight, rebuff, or snub
  3. Deliberate coldness or disregard; a slight or a snub:

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  1. (Idiomatic) A deliberate act of disrespect; a slight or snub
  2. (Informal) Deliberate indifference or coldness; a slight, rebuff, or snub
  3. Deliberate coldness or disregard; a slight or a snub:

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• spurn

  1. A contemptuous rejection.
  2. Scornful treatment or rejection
  3. (Archaic) A kick

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  1. A contemptuous rejection.
  2. Scornful treatment or rejection
  3. (Archaic) A kick

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• snub

  1. A deliberate slight or affront.
  2. Scornful, slighting action or treatment; affront
  3. (Nautical) A sudden checking, as of a rope or cable running out.

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  1. A deliberate slight or affront.
  2. Scornful, slighting action or treatment; affront
  3. (Nautical) A sudden checking, as of a rope or cable running out.

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• cut

  1. A movie at a given stage in its editing:
  2. A part that has been cut from a main body:
  3. A reduction:

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  1. A movie at a given stage in its editing:
  2. A part that has been cut from a main body:
  3. A reduction:

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To slight (someone) deliberately

• coldshoulder

  1. To slight or snub (someone).

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  1. To slight or snub (someone).

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• spurn

  1. To show contempt or disdain in refusing or rejecting
  2. (Archaic) To kick at or tread on disdainfully.
  3. (Archaic) To push or drive away contemptuously with or as with the foot

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  1. To show contempt or disdain in refusing or rejecting
  2. (Archaic) To kick at or tread on disdainfully.
  3. (Archaic) To push or drive away contemptuously with or as with the foot

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• snub

  1. To treat with scorn, contempt, disdain, etc.; behave coldly toward; slight or ignore
  2. (Nautical) To check the movement of (a rope or cable running out) by turning it quickly about a post or cleat.
  3. To dismiss, turn down, or frustrate the expectations of.

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  1. To treat with scorn, contempt, disdain, etc.; behave coldly toward; slight or ignore
  2. (Nautical) To check the movement of (a rope or cable running out) by turning it quickly about a post or cleat.
  3. To dismiss, turn down, or frustrate the expectations of.

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• shun

  1. To avoid, especially persistently.
  2. To stay away from; not go to:
  3. To keep away from; avoid scrupulously or consistently, often, specif., as a practice by a group against a co-worker, coreligionist, etc. who has fallen out of favor

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  1. To avoid, especially persistently.
  2. To stay away from; not go to:
  3. To keep away from; avoid scrupulously or consistently, often, specif., as a practice by a group against a co-worker, coreligionist, etc. who has fallen out of favor

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• cut

  1. To separate into parts with a sharp-edged instrument; sever:
  2. To form or shape by severing or incising:
  3. To perform:

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  1. To separate into parts with a sharp-edged instrument; sever:
  2. To form or shape by severing or incising:
  3. To perform:

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To reject

• tell to get lost

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• send packing

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• give the brushoff

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• put down

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• tell where to get off

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• lash out at

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• brush-off

  1. To depart with a sweeping motion.
  2. (Idiomatic) To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.
  3. Used other than as an idiom: see brush,‎ off. To remove something with a brush.

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  1. To depart with a sweeping motion.
  2. (Idiomatic) To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.
  3. Used other than as an idiom: see brush,‎ off. To remove something with a brush.

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• put off

  1. To offend, repulse, or frighten
  2. To delay (a task, event, or deadline)
  3. To procrastinate

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  1. To offend, repulse, or frighten
  2. To delay (a task, event, or deadline)
  3. To procrastinate

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• not hear of

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• slam the door in one's face

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• cut

  1. To form by penetrating, probing, or digging:
  2. To go directly and often hastily:
  3. To make out and issue:

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  1. To form by penetrating, probing, or digging:
  2. To go directly and often hastily:
  3. To make out and issue:

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• give the go-by

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• give the cold shoulder

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• turn down

  1. (Idiomatic) To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction.
  2. (Idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
  3. (Idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.

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  1. (Idiomatic) To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction.
  2. (Idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
  3. (Idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.

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• disallow

  1. To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.
  2. To refuse to allow; reject as untrue, invalid, or illegal

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  1. To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.
  2. To refuse to allow; reject as untrue, invalid, or illegal

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• keep-at-arm-s-length

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• keep at a distance

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• resist

  1. To refuse to cooperate with, submit to, etc.
  2. To take action in opposition to; try to eliminate, reduce, or stop:
  3. To oppose or withstand something; offer resistance

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  1. To refuse to cooperate with, submit to, etc.
  2. To take action in opposition to; try to eliminate, reduce, or stop:
  3. To oppose or withstand something; offer resistance

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• decline

  1. To refuse to accept or do something, esp. in a way that is formally polite
  2. To refuse politely:
  3. To refuse, esp. in a formally polite way

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  1. To refuse to accept or do something, esp. in a way that is formally polite
  2. To refuse politely:
  3. To refuse, esp. in a formally polite way

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• cross

  1. To carry or conduct across something:
  2. To pass over; go from one side to the other of; go across
  3. To make or put a line across:

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  1. To carry or conduct across something:
  2. To pass over; go from one side to the other of; go across
  3. To make or put a line across:

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• repulse

  1. To drive back; repel:
  2. (Usage Problem) To cause repugnance or distaste in:
  3. To repel with discourtesy, coldness, indifference, etc.; refuse, reject, or rebuff

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  1. To drive back; repel:
  2. (Usage Problem) To cause repugnance or distaste in:
  3. To repel with discourtesy, coldness, indifference, etc.; refuse, reject, or rebuff

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• chide

  1. To express disapproval.
  2. To scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand:
  3. To scold; now, usually, to reprove mildly

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  1. To express disapproval.
  2. To scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand:
  3. To scold; now, usually, to reprove mildly

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• oppose

  1. To set against; place opposite, in balance or contrast
  2. To present in counterbalance or contrast:
  3. To set as an opposite in position:

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  1. To set against; place opposite, in balance or contrast
  2. To present in counterbalance or contrast:
  3. To set as an opposite in position:

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• rebuke

  1. To blame or scold in a sharp way; reprimand
  2. To express sharp criticism regarding (an act, for example):
  3. (Obsolete) To check or repress.

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  1. To blame or scold in a sharp way; reprimand
  2. To express sharp criticism regarding (an act, for example):
  3. (Obsolete) To check or repress.

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• reprove

  1. To speak to in disapproval; rebuke
  2. To express disapproval of (something done or said); censure
  3. To express disapproval to (someone); criticize:

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  1. To speak to in disapproval; rebuke
  2. To express disapproval of (something done or said); censure
  3. To express disapproval to (someone); criticize:

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• put in one's place

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• disregard

  1. To pay little or no attention to
  2. To treat without due respect; slight
  3. To show no evidence of attention concerning (something):

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  1. To pay little or no attention to
  2. To treat without due respect; slight
  3. To show no evidence of attention concerning (something):

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• slight

  1. To treat (someone) with discourteous reserve or inattention:
  2. (Military, of a fortification) To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition.
  3. To treat as of small importance; make light of:

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  1. To treat (someone) with discourteous reserve or inattention:
  2. (Military, of a fortification) To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition.
  3. To treat as of small importance; make light of:

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• ignore

  1. (Law) To reject (a bill of indictment) for lack of evidence
  2. To disregard deliberately; pay no attention to; refuse to consider

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  1. (Law) To reject (a bill of indictment) for lack of evidence
  2. To disregard deliberately; pay no attention to; refuse to consider

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• turn-away

  1. To avert or deflect something
  2. (Intransitive) to bend or turn from a fixed course
  3. (Intransitive) to rotate the body or head so as not to face someone or something

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  1. To avert or deflect something
  2. (Intransitive) to bend or turn from a fixed course
  3. (Intransitive) to rotate the body or head so as not to face someone or something

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• send away

  1. (Idiomatic) To send to a particular place for a long time, as a family member, an employee, etc.

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  1. (Idiomatic) To send to a particular place for a long time, as a family member, an employee, etc.

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• spurn

  1. To show contempt or disdain in refusing or rejecting
  2. To refuse or reject with contempt or disdain; scorn
  3. To reject something contemptuously.

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  1. To show contempt or disdain in refusing or rejecting
  2. To refuse or reject with contempt or disdain; scorn
  3. To reject something contemptuously.

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• repudiate

  1. To deny the truth of (a charge, etc.)
  2. To refuse to accept or support; deny the validity or authority of (a belief, a treaty, etc.)
  3. To disown (a child, for example).

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  1. To deny the truth of (a charge, etc.)
  2. To refuse to accept or support; deny the validity or authority of (a belief, a treaty, etc.)
  3. To disown (a child, for example).

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• dismiss

  1. To refuse to accept or recognize; reject:
  2. To direct or allow to leave:
  3. To send away; cause or allow to leave

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  1. To refuse to accept or recognize; reject:
  2. To direct or allow to leave:
  3. To send away; cause or allow to leave

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• snub

  1. To dismiss, turn down, or frustrate the expectations of.
  2. To check suddenly the outward movement of (a rope, cable, etc.) by turning it around a fixed object, as a post
  3. (Obs.) To check or interrupt with sharp or slighting words

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  1. To dismiss, turn down, or frustrate the expectations of.
  2. To check suddenly the outward movement of (a rope, cable, etc.) by turning it around a fixed object, as a post
  3. (Obs.) To check or interrupt with sharp or slighting words

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• check

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• repel

  1. To offer resistance to; fight against:
  2. (Physics) To present an opposing force to; push back or away from by a force:
  3. To drive off, or offer an opposing force to, something

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  1. To offer resistance to; fight against:
  2. (Physics) To present an opposing force to; push back or away from by a force:
  3. To drive off, or offer an opposing force to, something

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• refuse

  1. To decline to grant the request of (a person)
  2. To indicate unwillingness to do, accept, give, or allow:
  3. To decline to do, accept, give, or allow something.

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  1. To decline to grant the request of (a person)
  2. To indicate unwillingness to do, accept, give, or allow:
  3. To decline to do, accept, give, or allow something.

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To beat back

• keep at bay

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• fight-off

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• beat off

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• keep off

  1. To stay or cause to stay at a distance (from).

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  1. To stay or cause to stay at a distance (from).

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• hold off

  1. (Idiomatic) To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed).
  2. (Idiomatic) To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.

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  1. (Idiomatic) To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed).
  2. (Idiomatic) To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.

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• stave off

  1. (Idiomatic) to prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert

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  1. (Idiomatic) to prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert

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• fend-off

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• ward off

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• push-back

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• drive back

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