n. | 1. | Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance. |
2. | Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation. | |
v. t. | 1. | To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: slight |
2. | rebuff - an instance of driving away or warding off | |
Verb | 1. | rebuff - reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal" |
2. | rebuff - force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" |