Annoyed at the churlish rebuff, I turned my back and walked home.
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Rebuff
//ɹɪˈbʌf//
Synonyms for "rebuff" (224 found)
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cutcut directdeclinationdeclinedecliningdefeatdefiancedefydemurdenialdenydespisaldespisedespisingdespitedisapprovaldisapprovediscarddisclaimdisclamation
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discomfiturediscountdiscountingdiscouragementdisdaindismissdismissaldisowndisownmentdisputedisregarddissentdissentiencedrive awaydrive backendureexceptexceptionexcludeexclusionfendfend offflat refusalfoilforswearfractiousnessfrustrationhigh-hathinderholdhold at bayhold offhold outhold uphumiliationignoreignoringkeep at baykeep offkickkickbackmortifynegativismneglectnonacceptance
Verb(2 words)
Related words (112)
nonapprovalnonconsiderationnoncooperationnot receiveobjectionobstinacyobstructoppositionpack offparrypass bypass uppassing bypassive resistancepoint-blank refusalprotestpushpush asidepush backput back
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put-downputting awayputting outreactionreboundrebutrecalcitrancerecalcitrancyrecalcitrationrecantrecantationrecoilrefractorinessrefusalrefuserefuse to considerrefuse to receiverejectrejectionreluctanceremonstrancerenitencerenitencyrenouncerenouncementrepellencerepellencyrepercussionrepudiaterepudiationrepulserepulsionresilienceresistresistancereversalreverserevoltricochetroutscornscoutscoutingsend awaysend offsend packingsetbackshort shriftshouldershove awayshunslapslap in the faceslightsneersniffsnortsnubspringspurnspurningstandstand upstave offstopsummary negativethe cold shoulderthe go-bythrow awaythrow outthrowing outthrust backthumbturnturn asideturn awayturn away fromturn backturn outturning outuncooperativenessupstagewaiveward offwithstandwithstanding
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5 entriesTranslations
54 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- неочакван отказ noun (refusal)
- отказвам verb (refuse)
- отхвърлям verb (refuse)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 回绝 noun (refusal)
Czech
3 entries- odmítnutí noun (refusal)
- zavržení noun (refusal)
- odmítnout verb (refuse)
Finnish
2 entries- torjunta noun (refusal)
- torjua verb (refuse)
French
3 entries- rebuffade noun (refusal)
- refuser verb (refuse)
- rejeter verb (refuse)
German
4 entries- Abfuhr noun (refusal)
- Zurückweisung noun (refusal)
- Abfuhr erteilen verb (refuse)
- zurückweisen verb (refuse)
Hungarian
2 entries- elutasít verb (refuse)
- visszautasít verb (refuse)
Italian
4 entries- ricusa noun (refusal)
- ricusazione noun (refusal)
- rifiuto noun (refusal)
- rigetto noun (refusal)
Latin
1 entries- repulsa noun (refusal)
Māori
4 entries- whakahoe noun (refusal)
- whakapeka noun (refusal)
- hoe verb (refuse)
- whakahoe verb (refuse)
Russian
4 entries- отка́з noun (refusal)
- отпо́р noun (refusal)
- дава́ть отпо́р verb (refuse)
- дать отпо́р verb (refuse)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- diùltadh noun (refusal)
- diùlt verb (refuse)
Spanish
4 entries- rechazo noun (refusal)
- desairar verb (refuse)
- rechazar verb (refuse)
- recusar verb (refuse)
Swedish
1 entries- avvisande noun (refusal)
Turkish
4 entries- ret noun (refusal)
- tersleme noun (refusal)
- reddetmek verb (refuse)
- terslemek verb (refuse)
Vietnamese
1 entries- cự tuyệt verb (refuse)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Tom didn't expect Mary to rebuff his advance.
Source: tatoeba (9485132)
Mary continued to rebuff Tom's advances.
Source: tatoeba (9485135)
I would never have gone for coffee with him if I'd known that I'd have to rebuff his advances all afternoon.
Source: tatoeba (9496207)
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