'Rebuff' definitions:
Definition of 'rebuff'
From: WordNet
noun
A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) [syn: rebuff, slight]
noun
verb
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
Synonyms of 'rebuff'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abjuration,
- abjure,
- abjurement,
- backfire,
- backlash,
- backlashing,
- bafflement,
- balk,
- be proof against,
- bear up,
- bear up against,
- beat back,
- beat off,
- block,
- boomerang,
- bounce,
- bound,
- brush,
- brush aside,
- brush off,
- brush-off,
- carom,
- challenge,
- chase,
- chase away,
- chase off,
- check,
- checkmate,
- chuck,
- chuck out,
- chucking,
- chucking out,
- cold shoulder,
- cold-shoulder,
- combative reaction,
- complaint,
- confusion,
- contemn,
- contempt,
- contradict,
- contradiction,
- contrecoup,
- counter,
- counteraction,
- cut,
- cut direct,
- declination,
- decline,
- declining,
- defeat,
- defiance,
- defy,
- demur,
- denial,
- deny,
- despisal,
- despise,
- despising,
- disapproval,
- disapprove,
- discard,
- disclaim,
- disclamation,
- discomfiture,
- discount,
- discounting,
- discouragement,
- disdain,
- dismiss,
- dismissal,
- disown,
- disownment,
- dispute,
- disregard,
- dissent,
- dissentience,
- drive away,
- drive back,
- endure,
- except,
- exception,
- exclude,
- exclusion,
- fend,
- fend off,
- flat refusal,
- foil,
- forswear,
- fractiousness,
- frustration,
- high-hat,
- hinder,
- hold at bay,
- hold off,
- hold out,
- hold up,
- humiliation,
- ignore,
- ignoring,
- keep at bay,
- keep off,
- kick,
- kickback,
- negativism,
- nonacceptance,
- nonapproval,
- nonconsideration,
- noncooperation,
- not receive,
- objection,
- obstinacy,
- obstruct,
- opposition,
- pack off,
- parry,
- pass by,
- pass up,
- passing by,
- passive resistance,
- point-blank refusal,
- protest,
- push aside,
- push back,
- put back,
- put-down,
- putting away,
- putting out,
- reaction,
- rebound,
- rebut,
- recalcitrance,
- recalcitrancy,
- recalcitration,
- recant,
- recantation,
- recoil,
- refractoriness,
- refusal,
- refuse,
- refuse to consider,
- refuse to receive,
- reject,
- rejection,
- reluctance,
- remonstrance,
- renitence,
- renitency,
- renounce,
- renouncement,
- repel,
- repellence,
- repellency,
- repercussion,
- repudiate,
- repudiation,
- repulse,
- repulsion,
- resilience,
- resist,
- resistance,
- reversal,
- reverse,
- revolt,
- ricochet,
- rout,
- scout,
- scouting,
- send away,
- send off,
- send packing,
- setback,
- short shrift,
- shove away,
- slight,
- sneer,
- sniff,
- snort,
- snub,
- spring,
- spurn,
- spurning,
- stand,
- stand up,
- stave off,
- stop,
- summary negative,
- the cold shoulder,
- the go-by,
- throw away,
- throw out,
- throwing out,
- thrust back,
- turn aside,
- turn away,
- turn away from,
- turn back,
- turn out,
- turning out,
- uncooperativeness,
- upstage,
- waive,
- ward off,
- withstand,
- withstanding