jilt
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day

jilt

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 21, 20261 min
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 21, 2026 is: jilt \JILT\ verb See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Today's word is jilt, spelled J-I-L-T. Jilt is a verb.

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Jilt is also applied to various kinds of abrupt rejection.

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It's Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day podcast for October 21. Today's word is jilt, spelled J-I-L-T. Jilt is a verb. To jilt someone is usually to abruptly end a romantic relationship with them. Jilt is also applied to various kinds of abrupt rejection.

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Here's the word used in a sentence from the Boston Globe. The set suggests Miss Havisham's room in her estate, which was famously frozen in time from the moment her fiancé jilted her in the Dickens novel. But that's simply the frame for a behind-the-scenes view into all of the elements that go into

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an actor's effort to bring a character to life on stage. What's in a name? Often something not very nice. no fault and much to the chagrin of those bearing that name.

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