jilt /dʒɪlt/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: jilt 'woman who ends a relationship' (17-20 centuries), probably from jillet 'girl who attracts sexual attention' (16-19 centuries), from the female name Jill]
to suddenly end a close romantic relationship with someone:
She jilted her fiancé just before the wedding. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲