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1. (n.) rebuff
a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of unwelcome advances.
2. rebuff
a peremptory refusal of a request, offer, etc.
3. rebuff
a check to action or progress.
4. (v.t.) rebuff
to give a rebuff to; check; repel.
Etymology: (1580–90; < MF rebuffer < It ribuffare to disturb, reprimand)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) rebuff, slight
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
2. (verb) rebuff, snub, repulse
an instance of driving away or warding off
3. (verb) rebuff, snub, repel
reject outright and bluntly
"She snubbed his proposal"
4. (verb) repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back
force or drive back
"repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) rebuff
repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance
2. (noun) rebuff
sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation
3. (verb) rebuff
to beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously
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Sense: an unkind or unfriendly refusal or rejection.
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 Afrikaans: verwerping |
 Arabic: صَد، رَد، رَفْض |
 Bulgarian: срязване |
 Brazilian: recusa |
 Czech: odmrštění |
 German: schroffe Abweisung |
 Danish: affejelse |
 Greek: προσβλητική άρνηση |
 Spanish: repulsa, desaire |
 Estonian: tõrjumine, äraütlemine |
 Farsi: امتناع؛ رد |
 Finnish: torjuminen |
 French: rebuffade |
 Hebrew: דְחִייָה |
 Hindi: दुत्कारना |
 Croatian: odbijanje, uskrata |
 Hungarian: visszautasítás |
 Indonesian: penolakan |
 Icelandic: hranaleg höfnun, synjun |
 Italian: rifiuto |
 Japanese: 拒絶 |
 Korean: 단호한 거절, 퇴짜 |
 Lithuanian: griežtas atsisakymas |
 Latvian: atraidījums; atteikums |
 Malay: menolak |
 Dutch: afwijzing |
 Norwegian: brysk/hånlig avvisning |
 Polish: odtrącenie |
 Persian: امتناع؛ رد |
 Pashto: مخ نيونه، په شاوهنه، نه پ |
 Portuguese: recusa |
 Romanian: refuz (categoric) |
 Russian: отпор, резкий отказ |
 Slovak: odbitie |
 Slovenian: osorna zavrnitev |
 Serbian: odbijanje |
 Swedish: avvisande, avsnäsning |
 Thai: การบอกปัด |
 Turkish: tersleme |
 Taiwanese: 斷然拒絕，回絕 |
 Ukrainian: різка відмова, відсіч |
 Urdu: جھڑکی |
 Vietnamese: sự từ chối dứt khoát |
 Chinese: 断然拒绝，回绝 |
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