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noun
1.
a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
2.
a peremptory refusal of a request, offer, etc.; snub.
3.
a check to action or progress.
verb (used with object)
4.
to give a rebuff to; check; repel; refuse; drive away.
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Rebuff
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Origin:
1580–90; < Middle French rebuffer < Italian ribuffare to disturb, reprimand, derivative of ribuffo (noun), equivalent to ri- re- + buffo puff; see buffoon
1580–90; < Middle French rebuffer < Italian ribuffare to disturb, reprimand, derivative of ribuffo (noun), equivalent to ri- re- + buffo puff; see buffoon
Related forms
re·buff·a·ble, adjective
re·buff·a·bly, adverb
un·re·buff·a·ble, adjective
un·re·buffed, adjective
Synonyms
4. snub, slight, reject, spurn.
4. snub, slight, reject, spurn.
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Example Sentences
- It is hard to imagine a more wrongheaded rebuff of national priorities.
- The new regime will be challenged and will rebuff such attacks only if a stock of support for it has been built up.
- The bodies of the poor often lack enough nutrients to rebuff diseases.
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Word Origin & History
rebuff
1586, from obs. Fr. rebuffer "to check, snub," from It. ribuffare "to check, chide, snide," from ribuffo "a snub," from ri- "back" (from L. re-) + buffo "a puff," of imitative origin (cf. buffet (v.)). The noun is first recorded 1611.
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