REBUFF


Meaning of REBUFF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈbəf ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Middle French rebuffer, from Old Italian ribuffare to reprimand, from ribuffo reprimand

Date: circa 1586

: to reject or criticize sharply : snub

• rebuff noun

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