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Detailed Synonyms for rebuff in English

rebuff:

rebuff verb

  1. rebuff
  2. rebuff
    – reject outright and bluntly 1
    to repel; to snub; rebuff
    – reject outright and bluntly 1
    • repel verb (repels, repelled, repelling)
    • snub verb (snubs, snubbed, snubbing)
      • She snubbed his proposal1
    • rebuff verb
  3. rebuff
    – force or drive back 1
    to repel; rebuff; to repulse; to drive back; fight off
    – force or drive back 1
    • repel verb (repels, repelled, repelling)
      • repel the attacker1
    • rebuff verb
      • rebuff the attack1
    • repulse verb (repulses, repulsed, repulsing)
    • drive back verb (drives back, drove back, driving back)
    • fight off verb
      • fight off the onslaught1

rebuff

  1. rebuff

rebuff [the ~] noun

  1. the rebuff
    – a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) 1
    the slight; the rebuff
    – a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) 1
  2. the rebuff
    – an instance of driving away or warding off 1
    the snub; the rebuff; the repulse
    – an instance of driving away or warding off 1

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Related Definitions for "rebuff":

  1. a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)1
  2. an instance of driving away or warding off1
  3. reject outright and bluntly1
  4. force or drive back1
    • rebuff the attack1