rebuff

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
rebuff

Plural
rebuffs

rebuff (plural rebuffs)

  1. A sudden resistance or refusal.
    He was surprised by her quick rebuff to his proposal.

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to rebuff

Third person singular
rebuffs

Simple past
rebuffed

Past participle
rebuffed

Present participle
rebuffing

to rebuff (third-person singular simple present rebuffs, present participle rebuffing, simple past and past participle rebuffed)

  1. To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.
  2. To buff again.

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