noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ sharp
▪ humiliating
▪ electoral ( BrE )
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The party suffered a humiliating electoral ~ in 1945.
VERB + REBUFF
▪ meet (sth) with , receive , suffer
▪
Her efforts were met with a sharp ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ a ~ to
▪
In a ~ to the president, Congress voted against the bill.
▪ ~ from
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She suffered a ~ from her manager when she raised the matter.