Jilt
verb
To suddenly end a relationship or engagement with someone in a harsh way.
After dating for 5 years, she jilted him at the altar.
Often appears as...
- jilt at the altar
- jilt someone
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person who ends a relationship or engagement with someone in a sudden and harsh way.
He was a known jilt, having ended numerous engagements abruptly.
Often appears as...
- known jilt
- be a jilt
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To suddenly end a relationship or engagement with someone in a harsh way.
After dating for 5 years, she jilted him at the altar.
Often appears as...
- jilt at the altar
- jilt someone
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person who ends a relationship or engagement with someone in a sudden and harsh way.
He was a known jilt, having ended numerous engagements abruptly.
Often appears as...
- known jilt
- be a jilt
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Using 'jilt' implies a strong emotional hurt or betrayal.
He never recovered after she jilted him.
Pro Tip 2/3Suddenness Key
'Jilt' particularly stresses the suddenness of the rejection.
She jilted her fiancé a day before the wedding.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Casual
'Jilt' is used for serious commitments, not casual dating.
She wouldn't jilt him over a simple argument.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Using 'jilt' implies a strong emotional hurt or betrayal.
He never recovered after she jilted him.
Pro Tip 2/3Suddenness Key
'Jilt' particularly stresses the suddenness of the rejection.
She jilted her fiancé a day before the wedding.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Casual
'Jilt' is used for serious commitments, not casual dating.
She wouldn't jilt him over a simple argument.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Using 'jilt' implies a strong emotional hurt or betrayal.
He never recovered after she jilted him.
Pro Tip 2/3Suddenness Key
'Jilt' particularly stresses the suddenness of the rejection.
She jilted her fiancé a day before the wedding.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Casual
'Jilt' is used for serious commitments, not casual dating.
She wouldn't jilt him over a simple argument.
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How revenge porn turns...
It typically stems from a relationship gone bad, where a controlling, jilted ex-lover can't handle rejection, so when they can't physically put their hands on you, they use different cell phones and laptops. The ammunition?
Video examples
How revenge porn turns...
It typically stems from a relationship gone bad, where a controlling, jilted ex-lover can't handle rejection, so when they can't physically put their hands on you, they use different cell phones and laptops. The ammunition?
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Quote examples
Jenna Wortham
American Journalist
It wasn't always easy - getting dumped by my female friends for their newfound boyfriends, husbands, girlfriends stung; I felt like a jilted lover, heartbroken and wondering what I'd done wrong. But it was also easier to forgive them, to accept what time and energy they were willing to offer, even if it was less than what I wanted.
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Lauren Willig
American Author
When I was 6, a family friend gave me E.L. Konigsburg's 'A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver' and launched me on a full-blown Eleanor obsession. I wanted to ride off on Crusade, to launch a thousand troubadour songs, to marry a king - and then jilt him and marry another.
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Sylvia Plath
American Poet
I think the sea swallowed dozens of tea sets - tossed in abandon off liners or consigned to the tide by jilted brides. I collected a shiver of china bits, with borders of larkspur and birds or braids of daisies. No two patterns ever matched.
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Tom Freston
American Businessman
When I got fired, I had a feeling of loss because Viacom had been a passionate long-term relationship. But I got my balance back. I guess it's like getting jilted by a girlfriend, a serious girlfriend. You move on.
Quote examples
Jenna Wortham
American Journalist
It wasn't always easy - getting dumped by my female friends for their newfound boyfriends, husbands, girlfriends stung; I felt like a jilted lover, heartbroken and wondering what I'd done wrong. But it was also easier to forgive them, to accept what time and energy they were willing to offer, even if it was less than what I wanted.
Quote examples
Lauren Willig
American Author
When I was 6, a family friend gave me E.L. Konigsburg's 'A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver' and launched me on a full-blown Eleanor obsession. I wanted to ride off on Crusade, to launch a thousand troubadour songs, to marry a king - and then jilt him and marry another.
Quote examples
Sylvia Plath
American Poet
I think the sea swallowed dozens of tea sets - tossed in abandon off liners or consigned to the tide by jilted brides. I collected a shiver of china bits, with borders of larkspur and birds or braids of daisies. No two patterns ever matched.
Quote examples
Tom Freston
American Businessman
When I got fired, I had a feeling of loss because Viacom had been a passionate long-term relationship. But I got my balance back. I guess it's like getting jilted by a girlfriend, a serious girlfriend. You move on.
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