rebuff
21rebuff — /rəˈbʌf / (say ruh buf) noun 1. a blunt or abrupt check, as to one making advances. 2. a peremptory refusal of a request, offer, etc.; a snub. 3. a check to action or progress. –verb (t) 4. to give a rebuff to; check; repel; refuse; drive away.… …
22rebuff — n. & v. n. 1 a rejection of one who makes advances, proffers help or sympathy, shows interest or curiosity, makes a request, etc. 2 a repulse; a snub. v.tr. give a rebuff to. Etymology: obs. F rebuffe(r) f. It. ribuffo, ribuffare, rabbuffo,… …
23rebuff — Synonyms and related words: abjuration, abjure, abjurement, backfire, backlash, backlashing, bafflement, balk, be proof against, bear up, bear up against, beat back, beat off, block, boomerang, bounce, bound, brush, brush aside, brush off, brush… …
24rebuff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. snub, slight, cut; repulse, rout, check. See failure. v. t. repel, repulse; snub, cut, slight, high hat (sl.), cold shoulder (sl.). See rejection, repulsion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. repulse, snub,… …
25rebuff — re|buff [ rı bʌf ] verb transitive FORMAL to refuse to talk to someone or do what they suggest ╾ re|buff noun count …
26rebuff — re·buff || rɪ bÊŒf n. rejection, snub, refusal v. reject, snub, refuse …
27rebuff — buffer …
28rebuff — verb reject in an abrupt or ungracious manner. noun an abrupt rejection. Origin C16: from obs. Fr. rebuffer (v.), rebuffe (n.), from Ital. ri (expressing opposition) + buffo a gust, puff , of imitative origin …
29rebuff — I. n. 1. Repercussion, beating back. 2. Repulse, check, opposition, resistance, defeat, discouragement. 3. Refusal, rejection, repulse. II. v. a. Repel, resist, reject, check, oppose, refuse, beat back …
30rebuff — n 1. rejection, repulsion, spurning; parry, resistance, check, checkmate; refusal, denial, disallowance, negation, denegation; forbiddance, proscription, Inf. no go, thumbs down; declination, repudiation, renouncement, recantation, renunciation;… …
