Meaning of REBUFF
| Pronunciation: | | ri'buf
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | brush off, drive back, fight off, repel, repel, repulse, repulse, slight, snub, snub |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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