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jilt

[ jilt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly.


noun

  1. a woman who jilts a lover.

jilt

/ »åÏôɪ±ô³Ù /

verb

  1. tr to leave or reject (a lover), esp without previous warning

    she was jilted at the altar

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a woman who jilts a lover
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈÂá¾±±ô³Ù±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • Âá¾±±ô³Ù·±ð°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of jilt1

First recorded in 1650–60; earlier jilt “harlot,†shortening of jillet
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of jilt1

C17: from dialect jillet flighty girl, diminutive of proper name Gill
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“Skyy you suck!†chanted the Illinois students who felt jilted by the Bruins guard’s departure from their beloved team more than a year ago.

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They need Doncic to play like a man on a mission, and maybe now he will, because is there a more fervent mission than that of a jilted lover trying to prove their worth?

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The unprecedented demand for her Eras tour led jilted Swifties to file a class action lawsuit against Ticketmaster and resulted in a congressional inquiry into the ticketing giant’s parent company, Live Nation.

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But then many jilted Swifties, or their parents, snagged resale tickets for many times face value from third parties that may have been using ticket-buying bots.

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Trying to remain friends ruined Jack’s marriage and made Alice jilt another man at the altar.

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