About The Word Brush-off

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Brush-off

Brush-off Meaning & Definition
Brush-off Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Brush-off?

[n] a curt or disdainful rejection
[v] reject outright and bluntly
[v] bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Brush-off: brush aside | discount | dismiss | disregard | ignore | push aside | rebuff | repel | snub

Related Terms | Find terms related to Brush-off: abandon | beat back | broom | brush | brush aside | chase | chase away | chase off | cold shoulder | cut | dismiss | dismissal | drive away | drive back | drop the subject | fend off | forget | forget about it | forget it | hold off | keep off | lay aside | let it go | let slip | pack off | push aside | push back | put aside | put back | rebuff | refusal | refuse | repel | repulse | send away | send off | send packing | set aside | shrug off | sneeze at | snub | spurn | spurning | sweep | sweep out | sweep up | think nothing of | thrust aside | thrust back | turn away from | turn back | vacuum | vacuum-clean | ward off | whisk

See Also | cold-shoulder | discredit | disdain | disoblige | flout | freeze off | laugh away | laugh off | pass off | pooh-pooh | reject | rejection | scoff | scorn | slight | spurn | turn a blind eye | turn down

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