I. snub 1 /snʌb/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle snubbed , present participle snubbing ) [transitive]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: snubba 'to criticize angrily' ]
to treat someone rudely, especially by ignoring them when you meet:
the boys who had snubbed her in high school
II. snub 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
an act of snubbing someone:
Eisenhower saw the action as a deliberate snub.