rebuff
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪˈbʌf/
Etymology
From obsolete French rebuffer, from Middle French rebuffer (compare French rebiffer (“to rise up, revolt”)), from Italian ribuffare.
drive back
beat back
impugn
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