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rebuff
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English Synonyms:
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rebuff:
rebuff
;
be hard on
;
repel
;
snub
;
repulse
;
drive back
;
fight off
rebuff
;
snubbing
slight
;
rebuff
;
snub
;
repulse
English
Detailed Synonyms for
rebuff
in English
rebuff:
rebuff
verb
rebuff
rebuff
;
be hard on
rebuff
verb
be hard on
verb
rebuff
– reject outright and bluntly
1
to
repel
; to
snub
;
rebuff
– reject outright and bluntly
1
repel
verb
(repels, repelled, repelling)
snub
verb
(snubs, snubbed, snubbing)
She snubbed his proposal
1
rebuff
verb
rebuff
– force or drive back
1
to
repel
;
rebuff
; to
repulse
; to
drive back
;
fight off
– force or drive back
1
repel
verb
(repels, repelled, repelling)
repel the attacker
1
rebuff
verb
rebuff the attack
1
repulse
verb
(repulses, repulsed, repulsing)
drive back
verb
(drives back, drove back, driving back)
fight off
verb
fight off the onslaught
1
rebuff
rebuff
rebuff
;
snubbing
rebuff
snubbing
rebuff
[
the ~
]
noun
the rebuff
– a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
1
the
slight
;
the
rebuff
– a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
1
slight
[
the ~
]
noun
rebuff
[
the ~
]
noun
the rebuff
– an instance of driving away or warding off
1
the
snub
;
the
rebuff
;
the
repulse
– an instance of driving away or warding off
1
snub
[
the ~
]
noun
rebuff
[
the ~
]
noun
repulse
[
the ~
]
noun
Related Words for "rebuff":
buff
Alternate Synonyms for "rebuff":
slight
;
discourtesy
;
offense
;
offence
;
offensive activity
snub
;
repulse
;
rejection
snub
;
repel
;
reject
;
spurn
;
freeze off
;
scorn
;
pooh-pooh
;
disdain
;
turn down
repulse
;
fight off
;
drive back
;
fight
;
oppose
;
fight back
;
fight down
;
defend
Related Definitions for "rebuff":
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
1
an instance of driving away or warding off
1
reject outright and bluntly
1
force or drive back
1
rebuff the attack
1
1
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