Associations to the word «Rebuff»

Wiktionary

REBUFF, noun. A sudden resistance or refusal.
REBUFF, noun. Repercussion, or beating back.
REBUFF, verb. To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.
REBUFF, verb. To buff again.

Dictionary definition

REBUFF, noun. A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval).
REBUFF, noun. An instance of driving away or warding off.
REBUFF, verb. Reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal".
REBUFF, verb. Force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King