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rebuff

/ rebuff /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
Type of:
discourtesy offense offence
Kinds of:
snub cut cold shoulder silent treatment
Derived:
slight cold-shoulder snub repel
noun Sense 2
an instance of driving away or warding off
Type of:
rejection
Derived:
repel drive repulse force back push back
verb Sense 3
reject outright and bluntly
"She snubbed his proposal"
Type of:
reject spurn freeze off
Derived:
snub repulse slight
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
force or drive back
"repel the attacker"
"fight off the onslaught"
"rebuff the attack"
Type of:
fight oppose fight back
Derived:
snub repulse repulsion standoff
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
60%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

discourtesy offense offence snub cut cold shoulder silent treatment rejection reject spurn freeze off fight