rebuff

== English == === Etymology 1 === From obsolete French rebuffer, from Middle French rebuffer (compare French rebiffer (“to rise up, revolt”)), from Italian ribuffare. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɹɪˈbʌf/ Rhymes: -ʌf ==== Noun ==== rebuff (plural rebuffs) A sudden resistance or refusal. Repercussion, or beating back. ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== rebuff (third-person singular simple present rebuffs, present participle rebuffing, simple past and past participle rebuffed) (transitive) To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out. ===== Translations ===== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== rebuffal === Etymology 2 === From re- + buff. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɹiːˈbʌf/ ==== Verb ==== rebuff (third-person singular simple present rebuffs, present participle rebuffing, simple past and past participle rebuffed) (transitive) To buff again. ==== See also ==== === Anagrams === buffer