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Meanings of rebuff in English
Synonyms
Examples for "repel"
Examples for "repel"
1
June 3: Citizens repel a charge towards Tiananmen by thousands of soldiers.
2
The Great Wall of China was unable to repel the raiding hordes.
3
No country was better prepared to repel the infestation than North Korea.
4
To assemble protons requires hard work because they naturally repel each other.
5
And now I control an empire, because hard work didn't repel me.
1
Does exercise help or hinder our bodies' ability to fight off infections?
2
They demonstrated a range of techniques invertebrates use to fight off diseases.
3
May has said she will fight off any attempt to unseat her.
4
It's actually harder to fight off opponents you only want to discourage.
5
Kevin Owens helps fight off the heels, but then suddenly nails Kofi.
1
These members will support paramedics at scenes and drive back to hospitals.
2
It is a fine morning; we shall have a brisk drive back.
3
They would drive back to London immediately after breakfast the next day.
4
Two days minimum before they could get the Susumi drive back on-line.
5
Get in the car and drive back to the hotel right away.
Usage of rebuff in English
1
The government ran on a pro-war ticket and suffered a resounding rebuff.
2
The woman's resentment of the rebuff seemed to spur her lagging ideas.
3
She was really a little dazed by the firmness of the rebuff.
4
Anything that was not actual rebuff was invitation to her blunted sense.
5
Hence it was that I received my second rebuff of the morning.
6
This distant rejoinder practically ends the brief acquaintance without any discourteous rebuff.
7
Your moral and physical welfare must not be shaken by this rebuff.
8
Shuddering, she turned the knob and paused again for rebuff or command.
9
I recognized that refusal would be regarded as a rebuff, and therefore:
10
The Chamberlain drew his cloak about him, cold with a contemptuous rebuff.
11
Stung by the rebuff, Lincoln withdrew the bill, and started for home.
12
Annoyed at the churlish rebuff, I turned my back and walked home.
13
Our hero left this store a little disheartened by his second rebuff.
14
The girl, somewhat to his surprise, showed no resentment at his rebuff.
15
There have been moments of failure, of rebuff, and even of disaster.
16
She's been made an unpaid employee to rebuff criticisms about her… Audio
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Translations for rebuff
Spanish
Portuguese
Rebuff through the time
Rebuff across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common