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Definitions for Rebuffed
[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 Rebuffed
rebuffrejection, snub, rebuke, reprimand, ignore, refuse, spurn, repudiate, dismiss, deny, resist, oppose, chide, reject, disregard, repulse, cut, slight, refusal, insult
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Origin of Rebuffed
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 Rebuffed
re·buff·a·ble , adjective
re·buff·a·bly , adverb
un·re·buff·a·ble , adjective
un·re·buffed , adjective
Word origin for Rebuffed
C16: from Old French rebuffer , from Italian ribuffare , from ribuffo a reprimand, from ri- re- + buffo puff, gust, apparently of imitative origin
Synonyms for Rebuffed
chide, deny, dismiss, disregard, fend off, ignore, oppose, rebuke, refuse, reject, repudiate, resist, snub, spurn, turn down, check, cross, cut, decline, disallow, discourage, neglect, repel, reprove, repulse, slight, beat off, brush off, hold off, keep at a distance, keep at arm's length, keep at bay, lash out at, not hear of, pass up, push back, put in one's place, put off, send away, stave off, tell off, ward off