rebuff
🇺🇸
/rɪˈbʌf/
🇬🇧
/rɪˈbʌf/
verb
R
to reject someone's offer, request, or suggestion in a rude or unkind way
When she asked for help, they rebuff her.
noun
R
an act of rudely or unkindly rejecting someone's offer, request, or suggestion
She received a rebuff when she offered to help.
translation
to reject someone's offer, request, or suggestion in a rude or unkind way
an act of rudely or unkindly rejecting someone's offer, request, or suggestion
Word Forms
3rd Present
rebuffs
Past
rebuffed
Perfect
rebuffed
Progressive
rebuffing
Plural
rebuffs