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Verb: cold-shoulder  'kówld'shówl-du(r)
  1. Pay no attention to, disrespect
    "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiancé"
    - slight
Noun: cold shoulder  kówld 'shówl-du(r)
  1. A refusal to recognize someone you know
    "the cold shoulder was clearly intentional"
    - snub, cut

Derived forms: cold shoulders, cold-shouldering, cold-shouldered, cold-shoulders

Type of: brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside, rebuff, slight

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