Associations to the word «Rebuff»
Noun
- Advance
- Overture
- Attempt
- Request
- Offer
- Try
- Kiss
- Friendship
- Saying
- Caregiver
- Insult
- Ridicule
- Suitor
- Bitterness
- Refusal
- Humiliation
- Proposal
- Dowager
- Terran
- Spite
- Disappointment
- Regency
- Suggestion
- Empress
- Effort
- Merger
- Yin
- Behaviour
- Negotiation
- Accusation
- Obstacle
- Demand
- Yang
- Affection
- Hussein
- Churchill
- Join
- Liz
- Apology
- Carrie
- Temper
- Alliance
- Hitler
- Confidence
- Buy
- Concession
- Hurt
- Bid
- Emperor
- Surrender
- Claim
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
REBUFF, noun. A sudden resistance or refusal.
REBUFF, noun. Repercussion, or beating back.
REBUFF, verb. To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.
REBUFF, verb. To buff again.
Dictionary definition
REBUFF, noun. A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval).
REBUFF, noun. An instance of driving away or warding off.
REBUFF, verb. Reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal".
REBUFF, verb. Force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack".
Wise words
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