rebuff

[Re*buff·]

If you rebuff someone, you reject or snub him. You might decide to rebuff a classmate's invitation to the dance after hearing him gossip meanly about a friend.

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Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.

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

Noun
an instance of driving away or warding off

Verb
reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"

Verb
force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"


n.
Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.

n.
Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.

v. t.
To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.


Rebuff

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.
2. Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.

Rebuff

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.

Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.

To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.

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