REBUFF


Meaning of REBUFF in English

■ verb reject in an abrupt or ungracious manner.

■ noun an abrupt rejection.

Origin

C16: from obs. Fr. ~er (v.), ~e (n.), from Ital. ri- (expressing opposition) + buffo 'a gust, puff', of imitative origin.

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