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Rebuff
Rebuff Re*buff", n. [It. ribuffo, akin to ribuffare to repulse; pref. ri- (L. re-) + buffo puff. Cf. Buff to strike, Buffet a blow.] 1. Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance. The strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud. --Milton. 2. Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.
Rebuff
Rebuff Re*buff", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rebuffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Rebuffing.] To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.

Meaning of Rebuffs from wikipedia

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- Lucien Rebuffic (December 22, 1924 – January 4, 1997) was a French basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was part of the French...
- Candidates Champion 'Open Borders'". February 26, 2020. "Libertarian Party Rebuffs Mises Uprising". July 4, 2018. Gillespie, Nick; Weissmueller, Zach (June...
- She attracts the love of a young man named Iphis, who she scornfully rebuffs, pushing him to the point of killing himself upon her doorstep. After his...
- Gibbs it is joined from the southwest by Harper Glacier. Further south Rebuff Glacier joins from the west. It continues south past Wood Ridge to the east...
- Retrieved 10 August 2024. Trendall, Sam (22 February 2024). "Minister rebuffs concern about rebranded anti-disinformation unit". Civil Service World...
- handmaids, Irene, a former Aunt, requests to speak with Emily, but she rebuffs her. It is revealed that Irene informed the Eyes of Emily's relationship...
- woman goes to the narrator in the hope that he will take her back, but he rebuffs her and tells her "Now it's your time, girl, to cry." The song was Journey's...
- rather than its father's name (Mountbatten). Macmillan had attempted to rebuff Iwi, until the Queen advised Rab Butler in January 1960 that for some time...
- original (PDF) on October 9, 2013. Josh Funk (May 3, 2008). "Buffett again rebuffs advocates who want Klamath dams out". USA Today. Archived from the original...