Rejecting (10)
(Another definition for discarding that I've seen is " Throwing away".)
(Another definition for dismissing that I've seen is " Brushing off".)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">rejecting</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(snubbing is a kind of rejecting)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Another definition for snubbing that I've seen is " Rebuffing, cutting".)