About The Word Rebuff
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Rebuff
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What's The Definition Of Rebuff?
[n] a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
[n] an instance of driving away or warding off [v] reject outright and bluntly [v] force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" Synonyms | Synonyms for Rebuff: brush off | drive back | fight off | repel | repel | repulse | repulse | slight | snub | snub Related Terms | Find terms related to Rebuff: See Also | cold shoulder | cut | defend | discourtesy | disdain | fight | fight back | fight down | freeze off | offence | offense | offensive activity | oppose | pooh-pooh | reject | rejection | scorn | silent treatment | snub | spurn | turn down Rebuff In Webster's Dictionary \Re*buff"\, n. [It. ribuffo, akin to ribuffare to
repulse; pref. ri- (L. re-) + buffo puff. Cf. {Buff} to
strike, {Buffet} a blow.]
1. Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden
resistance.
The strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud.
--Milton.
2. Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal;
repellence; rejection of solicitation.
\Re*buff"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rebuffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rebuffing}.] To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously. |
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