Rebuff

Annoyed at the churlish rebuff, I turned my back and walked home.

Tom didn't expect Mary to rebuff his advance.

Mary continued to rebuff Tom's advances.

I would never have gone for coffee with him if I'd known that I'd have to rebuff his advances all afternoon.

I am absolutely sure that if we can unite, then our coalition will be able to rebuff the aggressor country.

Tom expected Mary to rebuff his advance.

He was surprised by her quick rebuff to his proposal.

And it is symptomatic of the many paradoxes of Lederer's life that of all the people in the room, Brotherhood is the one whom he would most wish to serve, if ever he had the opportunity, even though — or perhaps because — his occasional efforts to ingratiate himself with his adopted hero have met with iron rebuff.

His administration’s blunt rebuff of a plea by his ally and Michigan’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for an increased supply of vaccines to combat a Covid-19 spike represents the kind of tough decision the President and his team will increasingly face on the exit road from the crisis.

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he would support a new election in Venezuela, after Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also floated the idea, despite rebuffs from Venezuela's ruling party and its opposition which both claim victory in the July 28 contest.