rebuff

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: slightsnubrepulserepelfight offdrive back

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)Synonyms: slight
  2. an instance of driving away or warding offSynonyms: snubrepulse

Verb (2)

  1. reject outright and bluntly“She snubbed his proposal”Synonyms: snubrepel
  2. force or drive back“repel the attacker”“fight off the onslaught”“rebuff the attack”Synonyms: repelrepulsefight offdrive back
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Rebuff \Re*buff"\ (r[-e]*b[u^]f"), n. [It. ribuffo, akin to ribuffare to repulse; pref. ri- (L. re-) + buffo puff. Cf. Buff to strike, Buffet a blow.]

1.Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance. [1913 Webster]

The strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation. [1913 Webster]

Rebuff \Re*buff"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rebuffed (r[-e]*b[u^]ft"); p. pr. & vb. n. Rebuffing.] To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously. [1913 Webster] re-build
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