Definition of rebuff Rebuff
/ɹɪbʌˈf/ - [ribuf] - re•buff
We found 12 definitions of rebuff from 5 different sources.
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What does rebuff mean?
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NounPlural: rebufves |
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| rebuff - a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) | ||
| slight | ||
| offensive activity, discourtesy, offence, offense a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others | ||
| cold shoulder, snub, cut a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional" | ||
| rebuff - an instance of driving away or warding off | ||
| snub, repulse | ||
| rejection the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection" | ||
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| rebuff - reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal" | ||
| snub, repel | ||
| freeze off, spurn, disdain, pooh-pooh, scorn, turn down, reject express contempt about | ||
| rebuff - force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" | ||
| repel, repulse, fight off, drive back | ||
| fight down, fight back, fight, oppose, defend defend oneself | ||
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Wiktionary 
- rebuff (Noun)
A sudden resistance or refusal. - rebuff (Verb)
To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out. - rebuff (Verb)
To buff again.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- rebuff (n.)
Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance. - rebuff (n.)
Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation. - rebuff (v. t.)
To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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rebuff
rē-buf′, n. a. beating back: sudden check: defeat: unexpected refusal.—v.t. to beat back: to check: to repel violently: to refuse. [O. Fr. rebuffe—It. rebuffo, a reproof—It. ri (—L. re-), back, buffare, to puff.]
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