brushoff

also
n.
An abrupt dismissal or snub.

Dismiss or rebuff, as in Roberta brushed off the poor reviews with a shrug, or You can't brush off a boyfriend and expect him to do you a favor. This expression, transferring sweeping off crumbs to a curt dismissal, was first recorded about 1820. However, it became common usage only in the 1930s. Also see give someone the air (brush off).

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a curt or disdainful rejection

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - genopfriskning

Français (French)
n. - rebuffade

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abfuhr

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επιδεικτική περιφρόνηση (κν. σνομπάρισμα)
v. - διώχνω

Italiano (Italian)
secco rifiuto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - recusa (f) grosseira
v. - recusar

Русский (Russian)
нежелание общаться

Español (Spanish)
n. - limpiar o remover con el cepillo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avspisning
v. - avspisa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
拒绝, 断然解雇

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 拒絕, 斷然解雇

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 거절

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 急な解雇, すげない拒絶

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סירוב, התעלמות‬

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