Rebuff
noun
A clear and rude refusal or rejection of someone or something.
She was hurt by her friend's rebuff of her invitation to the party.
Often appears as...
- unexpected rebuff
- direct rebuff
verb
To reject or refuse someone or something in an unfriendly way.
He rebuffed all her attempts to help him.
Often appears as...
- rebuff an offer
- rebuff a suggestion
noun
A clear and rude refusal or rejection of someone or something.
She was hurt by her friend's rebuff of her invitation to the party.
Often appears as...
- unexpected rebuff
- direct rebuff
verb
To reject or refuse someone or something in an unfriendly way.
He rebuffed all her attempts to help him.
Often appears as...
- rebuff an offer
- rebuff a suggestion
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Feeling
Rebuff implies a negative emotion, suggesting hurt feelings or insult.
Her rebuff left me feeling unwanted.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Refusal
A rebuff is more forceful and final than a gentle refusal or mere disagreement.
The committee's rebuff of the proposal was unexpectedly harsh.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Perception
A rebuff may be perceived as disrespectful or embarrassing in public situations.
His rebuff of the award shocked the audience.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Feeling
Rebuff implies a negative emotion, suggesting hurt feelings or insult.
Her rebuff left me feeling unwanted.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Refusal
A rebuff is more forceful and final than a gentle refusal or mere disagreement.
The committee's rebuff of the proposal was unexpectedly harsh.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Perception
A rebuff may be perceived as disrespectful or embarrassing in public situations.
His rebuff of the award shocked the audience.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Feeling
Rebuff implies a negative emotion, suggesting hurt feelings or insult.
Her rebuff left me feeling unwanted.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Refusal
A rebuff is more forceful and final than a gentle refusal or mere disagreement.
The committee's rebuff of the proposal was unexpectedly harsh.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Perception
A rebuff may be perceived as disrespectful or embarrassing in public situations.
His rebuff of the award shocked the audience.
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Kendra McSweeney: Drugs,...
to fight this scourge. And not surprisingly, this was a group of men, of Tawahkan mosquito men who went to challenge some traffickers who were clearing land very close to their territories and they were rebuffed with AK-47s and M-16s. So, leaders are threatened if they speak out, there was literally no one in the region to witness this process.
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The myth of Hades and...
But Persephone rebuffed the god’s advances and refused food. As she longed for her mother’s company, her friends’ laughter, and the sun’s warmth, Persephone grew colder and lonelier. And she was starving.
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Kendra McSweeney: Drugs,...
to fight this scourge. And not surprisingly, this was a group of men, of Tawahkan mosquito men who went to challenge some traffickers who were clearing land very close to their territories and they were rebuffed with AK-47s and M-16s. So, leaders are threatened if they speak out, there was literally no one in the region to witness this process.
Video examples
The myth of Hades and...
But Persephone rebuffed the god’s advances and refused food. As she longed for her mother’s company, her friends’ laughter, and the sun’s warmth, Persephone grew colder and lonelier. And she was starving.
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Quote examples
Deborah Tannen
American Sociologist
Women as mothers grapple with corresponding contradictions. The adoration they feel for their grown daughters, mixed with the sense of responsibility for their well-being, can be overwhelming, matched only by the hurt they feel when their attempts to help or just stay connected are rebuffed or even excoriated as criticism or devilish interference.
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Paul Merton
British Comedian
I was never one to go up to someone as a five- or six-year-old and say, 'Hello, my name's Paul, will you be my friend?' But I found if I did an impression of the PE teacher or whatever and people laughed, then they did like me, and so then they started talking to me, rather than me making the initial overture and then maybe being rebuffed.
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Jeff Greenfield
American Journalist
In the post-Watergate atmosphere of 1975 and 1976, the just-plain-folks personalities of both Ford and Carter seemed the perfect antidote to Nixon's arrogant, isolated presidency. But as alert history-minded readers know, Ford and Carter were both rebuffed by voters in their efforts to hold on to the presidency.
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Eric Holder
American Public Servant
I grew up in the Justice Department. I served 12 years as a line lawyer in the public integrity section. This department under me will not have any kind of political interference. I will not allow political interference in the Justice Department. Those who might attempt to do that will be rebuffed.
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John Sherman Cooper
American Politician
There was no testimony of conspiracy - Oswald's efforts to get in touch with the Soviets and with the Cuban Fair Play groups in New York were rebuffed, rebuffed at every step.
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Bernard Pivot
French Journalist
People who do not speak our language very well do complain of feeling rebuffed by French people, who can sometimes be impatient, or even intolerant.
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Vivek
Indian Actor
I have been getting proposals to play the lead from a long time but I rebuffed those offers. I wanted to work in a storyline that has scope for me.
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George A. Smith
American Clergyman
Yet none use their words more recklessly than the strong, who have not been sobered by the rebuffs and uncertainties of life.
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Anne Roiphe
Journalist
I am not a perfect friend, and it is impossible not to rebuff or be rebuffed if you move about the world.
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Mark Ruffalo
American Actor
I was bartending for a long time and going on auditions and was constantly being rebuffed.
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Deborah Tannen
American Sociologist
Women as mothers grapple with corresponding contradictions. The adoration they feel for their grown daughters, mixed with the sense of responsibility for their well-being, can be overwhelming, matched only by the hurt they feel when their attempts to help or just stay connected are rebuffed or even excoriated as criticism or devilish interference.
Quote examples
Paul Merton
British Comedian
I was never one to go up to someone as a five- or six-year-old and say, 'Hello, my name's Paul, will you be my friend?' But I found if I did an impression of the PE teacher or whatever and people laughed, then they did like me, and so then they started talking to me, rather than me making the initial overture and then maybe being rebuffed.
Quote examples
Jeff Greenfield
American Journalist
In the post-Watergate atmosphere of 1975 and 1976, the just-plain-folks personalities of both Ford and Carter seemed the perfect antidote to Nixon's arrogant, isolated presidency. But as alert history-minded readers know, Ford and Carter were both rebuffed by voters in their efforts to hold on to the presidency.
Quote examples
Eric Holder
American Public Servant
I grew up in the Justice Department. I served 12 years as a line lawyer in the public integrity section. This department under me will not have any kind of political interference. I will not allow political interference in the Justice Department. Those who might attempt to do that will be rebuffed.
Quote examples
John Sherman Cooper
American Politician
There was no testimony of conspiracy - Oswald's efforts to get in touch with the Soviets and with the Cuban Fair Play groups in New York were rebuffed, rebuffed at every step.
Quote examples
Bernard Pivot
French Journalist
People who do not speak our language very well do complain of feeling rebuffed by French people, who can sometimes be impatient, or even intolerant.
Quote examples
Vivek
Indian Actor
I have been getting proposals to play the lead from a long time but I rebuffed those offers. I wanted to work in a storyline that has scope for me.
Quote examples
George A. Smith
American Clergyman
Yet none use their words more recklessly than the strong, who have not been sobered by the rebuffs and uncertainties of life.
Quote examples
Anne Roiphe
Journalist
I am not a perfect friend, and it is impossible not to rebuff or be rebuffed if you move about the world.
Quote examples
Mark Ruffalo
American Actor
I was bartending for a long time and going on auditions and was constantly being rebuffed.
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