Word Frequency
rebuff (rɪˈbʌf
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Definitions
verb
- to snub, reject, or refuse (a person offering help or sympathy, an offer of help, etc) abruptly or out of hand
- to beat back (an attack); repel
noun
- a blunt refusal or rejection; snub
- any sudden check to progress or action
Word Origin
C16: from Old French rebuffer, from Italian ribuffare, from ribuffo a reprimand, from ri-re- + buffo puff, gust, apparently of imitative originSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = reject, decline, refuse, turn down, cut, check, deny, resist, slight, discourage, put off, snub, spurn, knock back, brush off, repulse, cold-shoulder,
= rejection, defeat, snub, knock-back, check, opposition, slight, refusal, denial, brush-off, repulse, thumbs down, cold shoulder, slap in the face, kick in the teeth, discouragement, the (old) heave-ho,
Translations for 'rebuff'
- British English: rebuff If you rebuff someone or rebuff a suggestion that they make, you refuse to do what they suggest. VERBHis proposals have already been rebuffed by the governor.
- Brazilian Portuguese: repelir
- Chinese: 拒绝拒绝過
- European Spanish: rechazar
- French: rejeter
- German: zurückweisen
- Italian: respingere
- Japanese: 拒絶する
- Korean: 거절하다
- Portuguese: repelir
- Spanish: rechazar
Example Sentences Including 'rebuff'
"Her own call to Laura Farrant's theatrical agent had been singularly unproductive, and she was still smarting from the rebuff.Stage Fright
"The last legal rebuff , from the US Supreme Court, came late on Wednesday night.SA Star (2005)
Despite the non-attendance of the Akali ministers, there was a consensus that the President's rebuff shouldn't be taken lying down.India Today (1998)
For a young pilot who had not yet taken vows to rebuff his Lord Pilot was unheard of.The Broken God
The decision of the former Lord Chancellor to vote against the Bill represents a humiliating rebuff for the Prime Minister.Belfast Telegraph (2005)
The rebuff would be instrumental in pushing the Caudillo to concentrate his efforts at seduction of a western Power on the United States.Franco
Tommy Rose places a sizzling crown roast on his head, after yet another rebuff from his wife, and begins to dance.Globe and Mail (2003)
Were Herr Schroder to propose yet more German tax cuts, he would almost certainly be met with a robust Brussels rebuff.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Yet she continued her visits; and they didn't now rebuff her as harshly as they used to.Coup d'Etat
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