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(Entry 1 of 2)
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
- cold-shouldered by his old friends after his family had lost all of its money
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nounSynonyms & Antonyms of cold shoulder (Entry 2 of 2)
treatment that is deliberately unfriendly
- at the party the two former friends consciously gave each other the cold shoulder
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The first known use of cold-shoulder was in 1816
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