rebuff.
A sudden resistance or refusal.
Meaning & usage
A sudden resistance or refusal.
He was surprised by her quick rebuff to his proposal.
Repercussion, or beating back.
Where this word comes from
From obsolete French rebuffer, from Middle French rebuffer (compare French rebiffer (“to rise up, revolt”)), from Italian ribuffare.
To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.
Where this word comes from
From obsolete French rebuffer, from Middle French rebuffer (compare French rebiffer (“to rise up, revolt”)), from Italian ribuffare.
To buff again.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Ancient Greek [Term?]? Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos)bor. Latin būbalusder. Late Latin bufalusder. Italian bufaloder. Old French bufle Middle French buffleder. English buffe English buff English rebuff From re- + buff.
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