rebuff
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
rebuff (plural rebuffs)
- A sudden resistance or refusal.
- He was surprised by her quick rebuff to his proposal.
[edit] Translations
refusal
[edit] Verb
rebuff (third-person singular simple present rebuffs, present participle rebuffing, simple past and past participle rebuffed)
- To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.
- To buff again.
[edit] Translations
refuse