jilt

Meaning

Noun

A woman who jilts a lover.

Verb

To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love.

Synonyms

reject

drop

refuse

ditch

dump

abandon

turn down

desert

🏜️

desolate

disavow

discard

dishonour

dismiss

disqualify

forsake

get rid of

give up

hunt

overturn

renounce

reprobate

repudiate

rule out

run after

scratch

shoot

strand

throw over

vamp

vote out

make after

prey on

redline

send packing

terminate sexual relations

forlese

forlet

cashier

cast aside

chase

chevy

coquette

course

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒɪlt/

Etymology

Contracted from Scots jillet (“a giddy girl, a jill-flirt”).