rebuff

n.

1. A blunt or abrupt repulse or refusal, as to an offer.
2. A check or an abrupt setback to progress or action.

tr.v., -buffed, -buff·ing, -buffs.

1. To reject bluntly, often disdainfully; snub. See synonyms at refuse¹.
2. To repel or drive back.

[From obsolete French rebuffer, to reject, from Italian ribuffare, from ribuffo, reprimand : ri-, back (from Latin re-; see re–) + buffo, gust, puff (of imitative origin).]

noun

A deliberate slight: cut, snub, spurn. Informal cold shoulder, go-by. See accept/reject.

verb

To slight (someone) deliberately: cut, shun, snub, spurn. Informal coldshoulder. Idioms: closeshutthe door on, give someone the cold shoulder, give someone the go-by, turn one's back on. See accept/reject.

adj

Definition: ignoring
Antonyms: acceptance

n

Definition: turning away; ignoring
Antonyms: inclusion, welcome

v

Definition: turn away; give the cold shoulder
Antonyms: accept, hug, include, take in, welcome

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IN BRIEF: To reject an offer sharply. Also: A rejection.

The sellers will rebuff the offer of the buyers because it is too low.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afvise, afslå, affærdige
n. - afvisning, afslag, affærdigelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
afwijzing, onheuse behandeling, scherp bekritiseren, afwijzen, minachtend behandelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - rejeter, repousser
n. - rebuffade

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abweisung
v. - (schroff) zurückweisen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απόκρουση, απόρριψη, (προσβλητική) άρνηση, (καθομ.) σνομπάρισμα
v. - αποκρούω, απορρίπτω, αρνούμαι (απότομα ή περιφρονητικά), (καθομ.) σνομπάρω

Italiano (Italian)
diniego, rifiuto secco, rifiutare seccamente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - repulsa (f), recusa (f), oposição (m)
v. - repulsar, recusar, rejeitar

Русский (Russian)
резкий отпор, пресечь

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - rechazar, desairar
n. - desaire, negativa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bakläxa, avslag
v. - avvisa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
断然拒绝, 回绝, 制止, 抵制, 冷落, 漠不关心, 严厉拒绝

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 斷然拒絕, 回絕, 制止, 抵制, 冷落
n. - 斷然拒絕, 漠不關心, 嚴厲拒絕

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 거절하다, 퇴짜 놓다, 저지하다
n. - 거절 , 퇴짜 , 좌절

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - はね付けること, 拒絶, 阻止
v. - はね付ける, 阻止する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صد, رد, رفض (فعل) يصد, يرد, يرفض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮לא נענה, דחה‬
n. - ‮סירוב, דחה‬

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