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jilt

/dʒɪlt/

Translations

jiltnoun

jilts

/dʒɪlt/

Synonyms

fickle person

faithless lover

jiltverb

jilted

Past Simple

jilted

Past Participle

jilting

Gerund

/dʒɪlt/

She decided to jilt him just before the wedding.

Она решила бросить его прямо перед свадьбой.

Synonyms

cast off

jiltnoun

A person, especially a woman, who capriciously or unfeelingly rejects a lover.

He was heartbroken after being left by a jilt who had promised him the world.

(archaic) A woman of loose morals; a wanton; a flirt.

In the play, the protagonist is ensnared by a cunning jilt.

jiltverb

To suddenly reject or abandon a lover or partner.

She was heartbroken when he decided to jilt her just before the wedding.

(archaic) To deceive, trick, or cheat (someone).

Rogues would jilt the unwary traveler out of his money.