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Definitions for Rebuff

[1] a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
[2] a peremptory refusal of a request, offer, etc.; snub.
[3] a check to action or progress.
[4] to give a rebuff to; check; repel; refuse; drive away.
[5] to snub, reject, or refuse (a person offering help or sympathy, an offer of help, etc) abruptly or out of hand
[6] to beat back (an attack); repel
[7] a blunt refusal or rejection; snub
[8] any sudden check to progress or action

Words related to Rebuff

rejection, snub, rebuke, reprimand, ignore, refuse, spurn, repudiate, dismiss, deny, resist, oppose, chide, reject, disregard, repulse, cut, slight, refusal, insult

Words nearby Rebuff

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Origin of Rebuff

1580–90; < Middle French rebuffer < Italian ribuffare to disturb, reprimand, derivative of ribuffo (noun), equivalent to ri- re- + buffo puff; see buffoon

Other words from Rebuff

re·buff·a·ble , adjective
re·buff·a·bly , adverb
un·re·buff·a·ble , adjective
un·re·buffed , adjective

Word origin for Rebuff

C16: from Old French rebuffer , from Italian ribuffare , from ribuffo a reprimand, from ri- re- + buffo puff, gust, apparently of imitative origin

Synonyms for Rebuff

rebuke, rejection, reprimand, snub, check, cut, defeat, denial, discouragement, insult, nix, opposition, refusal, repulse, slight, turndown, brushoff, cold shoulder, go-by, hard time, kick in the teeth, nothing doing, thumbs down