Rebuff — Defs

01 n. Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.

1.
Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.
“The strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud.” — Milton.
2.
Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.

02 v. t. To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.

imp. & p. p. Rebuffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Rebuffing

1.
To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.