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COLD-SHOULDER
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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)
