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rebuff

 
Noun rebuff has 2 senses
  1. rebuff, slight - a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
    --1 is a kind of discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity
    --1 has particulars: snub, cut, cold shoulder; silent treatment
    Derived form: verb rebuff1
  2. rebuff, snub, repulse - an instance of driving away or warding off
    --2 is a kind of rejection
    Derived form: verb rebuff2
Verb rebuff has 2 senses
  1. rebuff, snub, repel - reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"
    --1 is one way to reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
    Derived form: noun rebuff1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back - force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
    --2 is one way to fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
    Derived form: noun rebuff2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
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