rebuff

(Anglais)

Noun

1. A sudden resistance or refusal.
2. Repercussion, or beating back.

Verb

To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.

Verb

To buff again.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɹɪˈbʌf/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From obsolete French rebuffer, from Middle French rebuffer (compare French rebiffer (“to rise up, revolt”)), from Italian ribuffare.

Concepts

repousser

rejeter

rebuffade

refuser

faire la sourde oreille

échec

refus

rabrouer

rebuter

Synonymes

repulse

snub

refusal

reject

rejection

refuse

repel

spurn

drive back

fight off

negative

denial

deny

decline

repudiate

misfortune

ward off

check

turn away

prevention

slight

abnegate

block

rebuke

contravene

dismissal

confute

belittle

failure

fend

dismiss

disclaimer

comeuppance

disclaim

oppugn

disavowal

beat back

avert

disavow

negation

disallowance

cast

negate

keep

oppose

opposition

impugn

parry

pass up

brush-off

Traductions

afpoeieren

abblitzen

desaire

zurückweisen

αντίδραση

repulsa

reddetmek

Zurückweisung

rejeitar

Abfuhr

αντίσταση

αντικρούω

repelir

rechazar

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