Meaning & use
rebuff
To reject or refuse someone or something in a blunt or unfriendly way.
See it in a sentence
She rebuffed his offer of help, insisting she could manage alone.
The proposal was rebuffed by the committee without much discussion.
A note on using this word
Rebuff is also used as a noun for the blunt refusal itself, as in 'his request met with a firm rebuff.'
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A blunt rejection or refusal.
His request for a raise met with a firm rebuff from management.
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