verb
- suddenly breaks off a romantic relationship with someone, especially after encouraging their affection
noun
- people who suddenly break off romantic relationships with their partners
Examples
- She jilts every boyfriend after a few months of dating.
- He felt devastated when she jilts him right before their wedding.
- The novel tells the story of a woman who jilts her fiancé for another man.
- Don’t trust him – he always jilts his girlfriends when things get serious.
- Those jilts left a trail of broken hearts behind them.
- The community gossiped about the notorious jilts in town.