'Rebuff' definitions:

Definition of 'rebuff'

(from WordNet)
noun
A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) [syn: rebuff, slight]
noun
An instance of driving away or warding off [syn: rebuff, snub, repulse]
verb
Reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal" [syn: rebuff, snub, repel]
verb
Force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" [syn: repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back]

Definition of 'Rebuff'

From: GCIDE
  • Rebuff \Re*buff"\ (r[-e]*b[u^]f"), 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. [1913 Webster]
  • The strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Rebuff'

From: GCIDE
  • Rebuff \Re*buff"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rebuffed (r[-e]*b[u^]ft"); p. pr. & vb. n. Rebuffing.] To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously. [1913 Webster] re-build

Synonyms of 'rebuff'

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