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Definition of Rebuff
1. Noun. A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval).
Exact synonyms: Slight
Generic synonyms: Discourtesy, Offence, Offense, Offensive Activity
Specialized synonyms: Cold Shoulder, Cut, Snub, Silent Treatment
Derivative terms: Slight
Generic synonyms: Discourtesy, Offence, Offense, Offensive Activity
Specialized synonyms: Cold Shoulder, Cut, Snub, Silent Treatment
Derivative terms: Slight
2. Verb. Reject outright and bluntly. "She snubbed his proposal"
Exact synonyms: Repel, Snub
Generic synonyms: Disdain, Freeze Off, Pooh-pooh, Reject, Scorn, Spurn, Turn Down
Derivative terms: Snub
Generic synonyms: Disdain, Freeze Off, Pooh-pooh, Reject, Scorn, Spurn, Turn Down
Derivative terms: Snub
3. Noun. An instance of driving away or warding off.
4. Verb. Force or drive back. "Rebuff the attack"
Exact synonyms: Drive Back, Fight Off, Repel, Repulse
Generic synonyms: Defend, Fight, Fight Back, Fight Down, Oppose
Derivative terms: Repulsive, Repulse, Repulsion
Generic synonyms: Defend, Fight, Fight Back, Fight Down, Oppose
Derivative terms: Repulsive, Repulse, Repulsion
Definition of Rebuff
1. n. Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.
2. v. t. To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.
Definition of Rebuff
1. to reject or refuse curtly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rebuff
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