English Explanatory Dictionary

rebuff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sudden resistance or refusal.
  2. Repercussion, or beating back.
verb
  1. To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.
verb
  1. To buff again.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈbʌf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rebuff1.wav /ɹiːˈbʌf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rebuff2.wav

Word forms

rebuff rebuffs rebuffing rebuffed

Etymology

From obsolete French rebuffer, from Middle French rebuffer (compare French rebiffer (“to rise up, revolt”)), from Italian ribuffare.

Related words

rebuffal repolish rewax rewipe

Derived words

rebuffable rebuffingly unrebuffed
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