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Noun rebuff has 2 senses
- 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
- rebuff, snub, repulse - an instance of driving away or warding off
--2 is a kind of rejection
Verb rebuff has 2 senses
- 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
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- 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
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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