Rebuff

What do we mean by rebuff?

A blunt or abrupt repulse or refusal, as to an offer. noun

A check or an abrupt setback to progress or action. noun

To reject bluntly, often disdainfully; snub: synonym: refuse. transitive verb

To repel or drive back. transitive verb

To repel; make inflexible resistance to; check; put off with an abrupt and unexpected denial.

Synonyms To repel, repulse, throw back. See refuse.

A repelling; a repercussion. noun

An interposed check; a defeat. noun

A holding off or in check; repulsion, as of inquiry or solicitation; peremptory denial or refusal. noun

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

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

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

A sudden resistance or refusal. noun

To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out. verb

To buff again. verb

An instance of driving away or warding off noun

Reject outright and bluntly verb

Force or drive back verb

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

A sudden resistance or refusal.

Repercussion, or beating back.

Words that are spelled similarly to rebuff:
rebuff, debuff.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word rebuff:
advances, glacier, behaviour, wang, attempts, merely, efforts, refused, needs, offer, attempt, soviet, direct.

Words that rhyme with rebuff:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe rebuff:
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Consonant match to rebuff:
rub off.

Words that sound like rebuff:
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