I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ deliberate
▪
a deliberate ~ to the ambassador
▪ apparent
▪ embarrassing , humiliating
VERB + SNUB
▪ deliver sb ( BrE )
▪
He took the opportunity to deliver us another ~.
▪ receive
▪ interpret sth as , regard sth as , see sth as , take sth as
▪
These references were widely seen as a ~ to the President.
▪ intend sth as , mean sth as
▪
It was never intended as a ~.
▪ amount to , represent
▪
The deal amounts to something of a ~ for the rival online music company.
PREPOSITION
▪ as a ~
▪ ~ by
▪
Some are suggesting that it was a ~ by the French.
▪ ~ for , ~ to
▪
His withdrawal from the event was seen as a deliberate ~ to the organizers.
▪ ~ of ( esp. AmE )
▪
an unintentional ~ of President Johnson
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ deliberately
▪ publicly
▪ rudely
PHRASES
▪ feel snubbed
▪
He was not invited to the party, and felt snubbed.