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Meaning of 'rebuff' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rebuff [ n.]
- Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.
- Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.
2 . Rebuff [ v. t.]
- To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.

Meaning of 'rebuff' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rebuff [ v]
Meaning (1):
- force or drive back
Example in sentence:
  • fight off the onslaught;
  • rebuff the attack;
  • repel the attacker
Meaning (2):
- reject outright and bluntly
Example in sentence:
  • She snubbed his proposal

Nearby Words:

rebanish rebaptism rebaptization rebaptize rebaptizer rebarbarize rebate rebatement rebato rebec

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