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n. A blunt or abrupt repulse or refusal, as to an offer.

n. A check or an abrupt setback to progress or action.

v. To reject bluntly, often disdainfully; snub. See Synonyms at refuse1.

v. To repel or drive back.

n. A sudden resistance or refusal.

v. To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.

v. To buff again.

n. Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.

n. Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.

v. To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.

To repel; make inflexible resistance to; check; put off with an abrupt and unexpected denial.

Synonyms To repel, repulse, throw back. See refuse.

n. A repelling; a repercussion.

n. An interposed check; a defeat.

n. A holding off or in check; repulsion, as of inquiry or solicitation; peremptory denial or refusal.

n. an instance of driving away or warding off

v. reject outright and bluntly

v. force or drive back

n. a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

"But November -- the chill month with its "rebuff" -- will see both rabbits and magpies quite departed ...."

rebuffed    rebuffering    rebuffing    rebuffs   

rejection    scorn    turndown    reject    spurn    disdain    pooh-pooh    freeze off    fight    defend   

rebuffed    rebuffing   

defeat    refusal    repellence    check    repel    repulse   

Slough    bluff    bruff    buff    cuff    duff    enough    fluff    gruff    guff   

setback    reproof    rejoinder    refusal    shove    bereavement    reprimand    affront    indignity    U-turn