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rebuff
verb
(re-buff)
force or drive back
Synonyms:
drive back, fight off,
repel
,
repulse
,
Examples:
Rebuff the attack.
rebuff
noun
(re-buff)
an instance of driving away or warding off
Synonyms:
repulse
,
snub
,
rebuff
noun
(re-buff)
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
Synonyms:
slight
,
rebuff
verb
(re-buff)
reject outright and bluntly
Synonyms:
repel
,
snub
,
Words Related to
rebuff
!
snub
,
repel
,
repulse
,
brush off
,
slight
,
drive back
,
drive off
,
fight off
,
rejection
,
reject
,
spurn
,
refusal
,
rebut
,
slap
,
denounce
,
condemn
,
refuse
,
push
,
postpone
,
rebuke
,
scorn
,
veto
,
ridicule
,
retort
,
setback
,
riposte
,
denunciation
,
repudiation
,
response
,
kowtow
,
spurner
,
gazump
,
defiance
,
overture
,
turnabout
,
denouncement
,
gambit
,
blandishments
,
woo
,
backlash
,
acquiescence
,
blunt
,
shrug
,
olive branch
,
counterpunch
,
criticism
,
vindication
,
curry favor
,
scupper
,
soft pedaling
,
condemnation
,
backing
,
pushback
,
recalcitrance
,
stonewalling
,
takeover
,
discredit
,
reaction
,
courting
,
reaffirmation
,
gibe
,
squelch
,
defeat
,
remonstration
,
demurral
,
endorsement
,
jilt
,
disdain
,
blow
,
affront
,
retaliation
,
counterbalance
,
backtracking
,
entreaties
,
tread on
,
brushoff
,
barrage
,
backdown
,
light into
,
umbrage
,
lace into
,
outrage
,
bully
,
potshot
,
prod
,
hostility
,
reiteration
,
rift
,
impatience
,
capitulation
,
blackball
,
disavowal
,
scoffs
,
disquiet
,
acknowledgment
,
sympathy
,
run afoul
,
derision
,
abnegative
,
hardball
,
rebuff
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