Definitions for rebuff
rɪˈbʌfre·buff

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. rebuff, slightnoun

   a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

2. rebuff, snub, repulseverb

   an instance of driving away or warding off

3. rebuff, snub, repelverb

   reject outright and bluntly

   "She snubbed his proposal"

4. repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive backverb

   force or drive back

   "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rebuffnoun

   A sudden resistance or refusal.

   He was surprised by her quick rebuff to his proposal.

2. rebuffverb

   To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.

3. rebuffverb

   To buff again.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rebuffnoun

   Repercussion; quick and sudden resistance.

   Etymology: rebuffade, Fr. rebuffo, Italian.

   By ill chance
   The strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud,
   Instinct with fire and nitre, hurried him
   As many miles aloft. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ii.

2. To Rebuffverb

   To beat back; to oppose with sudden violence.

   Etymology: from the noun.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rebuff

   A rebuff is a blunt or abrupt rejection or refusal of an offer, request, or friendly gesture. It can also refer to a harsh criticism or snub directed towards someone.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rebuffnoun

   repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance

2. Rebuffnoun

   sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation

3. Rebuffverb

   to beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously

4. Etymology: [It. ribuffo, akin to ribuffare to repulse; pref. ri- (L. re-) + buffo puff. Cf. Buff to strike, Buffet a blow.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rebuff

   rē-buf′, n. a. beating back: sudden check: defeat: unexpected refusal.—v.t. to beat back: to check: to repel violently: to refuse. [O. Fr. rebuffe—It. rebuffo, a reproof—It. ri (—L. re-), back, buffare, to puff.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rebuff in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rebuff in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of rebuff in a Sentence

1. Frederick Simeone:

   She would rebuff anybody who presented themselves as interested in the car, carroll Shelby himself went to visit her to see the car, and she wouldn't even open her screen door to talk to him. It was widely known she had it, but it was also widely known that you couldn't communicate with her... people had given up going for it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rebuff
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rebuff
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rebuff
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebuff
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rebuff