rebuff | English to English Dictionary

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rebuff

(r/I/'b/@/f )

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)(noun.act)

Synonym:
slight

source: wordnet30
an instance of driving away or warding off(noun.communication)

Synonym:
repulse, snub

source: wordnet30
Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.(noun)

source: webster1913

reject outright and bluntly(verb.communication)

Synonym:
repel, snub

source: wordnet30
force or drive back(verb.competition)

Example:
Rebuff the attack.

Synonym:
drive back, fight off, repel, repulse

source: wordnet30
To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.(verb)

source: webster1913

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