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- to refuse to accept a helpful suggestion or offer from someone, often by answering in an unfriendly way: She rebuffed all suggestions that she should resign.
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Define rebuff. rebuff synonyms, rebuff pronunciation, rebuff translation, English dictionary definition of rebuff. blunt or abrupt rejection; snub; spurn: rebuff a proposal or invitation Not to be confused with: rebuke – a sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand;...
noun [ C ] formal uk / rɪˈbʌf / us / rɪˈbʌf /. the act of refusing to accept a suggestion or offer from someone, often by answering in an unfriendly way: Her desperate request for help was met with a rebuff. The comments drew sharp rebuffs from budget experts in parliament.
rebuff in British English. (rɪˈbʌf ) verb (transitive) 1. to snub, reject, or refuse (a person offering help or sympathy, an offer of help, etc) abruptly or out of hand. 2. to beat back (an attack); repel. noun. 3.
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1. a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances. 2. a peremptory refusal of a request, offer, etc.; snub.
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.
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