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The Clue

Deliberate affront (4 letter answer)

The Answer

SNUB

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Notes

The answer SNUB is common and appears about once every 300 puzzles.

Related Clues

Blunt
Brushoff
Ignore
Slight
Affront of a sort
Brush off
Brush-off
Cold shoulder
Cold-shoulder
Cold-shouldered
Elitist's rejection
High-hat
Kind of nose
Put down
Rudely ignore
Rudely overlook
Social rebuff
Social slight
Treat rudely
Give the cold shoulder
Give the cold shoulder to
Not send an expected invitation, say
Drop from the invitation list, say

Definition

SNUB as a noun:

1. (rebuff, snub, repulse) = an instance of driving away or warding off
2. (snub, cut, cold shoulder) = a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional"

SNUB as a verb:

1. (ignore, disregard, snub, cut) = refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"
2. (rebuff, snub, repel) = reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"

SNUB as an adjective:

1. unusually short; "a snub nose"