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Meanings of rebuff in English

Catalan
rebuig
Spanish
repulsa

An instance of driving away or warding off.

        rebuig
        Portuguese
        repelir
        Catalan
        menysprear
        Spanish
        despreciar

        Force or drive back.

              repelir
              Synonyms
              Examples for "snub"
              Examples for "snub"
              1
              That's my true answer, James said when asked about his MVP snub.
              News.com.au
              2
              He held a snub-nosed.38 in his right hand, pointed somewhere between them.
              Mine
              3
              This decision was widely portrayed in the Israeli media as a snub.
              Reuters
              4
              He carried a snub-nosed .38 revolver in his trouser pocket these days.
              American empire: blood and iron
              5
              So why do people think it is ok to openly snub religion?
              Radio NZ
              1
              The conflict was severe, but resulted in the repulse of the besiegers.
              Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889
              2
              The Nineteenth did not participate largely in the battle after its repulse.
              Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 / A Political History of...
              3
              I desire to help you; you repulse me and insult my manhood.
              At the Mercy of Tiberius
              4
              They still saw red, the red of a darker anger-thatof repulse.
              The Last Shot
              5
              He also insisted that Julian had sufficient men to repulse the Germans.
              Julian
              Portuguese
              desconsideração
              Catalan
              despreci
              Spanish
              desprecio

              A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

                    desconsideração
                    Usage of rebuff in English
                    1
                    The government ran on a pro-war ticket and suffered a resounding rebuff.
                    The Guardian
                    2
                    The woman's resentment of the rebuff seemed to spur her lagging ideas.
                    The House of Mirth
                    3
                    She was really a little dazed by the firmness of the rebuff.
                    The Treasure
                    4
                    Anything that was not actual rebuff was invitation to her blunted sense.
                    The Judgment House
                    5
                    Hence it was that I received my second rebuff of the morning.
                    Dream Days
                    6
                    This distant rejoinder practically ends the brief acquaintance without any discourteous rebuff.
                    Etiquette
                    7
                    Your moral and physical welfare must not be shaken by this rebuff.
                    The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters
                    8
                    Shuddering, she turned the knob and paused again for rebuff or command.
                    Dark Hollow
                    9
                    I recognized that refusal would be regarded as a rebuff, and therefore:
                    Bat Wing
                    10
                    The Chamberlain drew his cloak about him, cold with a contemptuous rebuff.
                    Doom Castle
                    11
                    Stung by the rebuff, Lincoln withdrew the bill, and started for home.
                    The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete
                    12
                    Annoyed at the churlish rebuff, I turned my back and walked home.
                    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Ho...
                    13
                    Our hero left this store a little disheartened by his second rebuff.
                    The Cash Boy
                    14
                    The girl, somewhat to his surprise, showed no resentment at his rebuff.
                    The Uphill Climb
                    15
                    There have been moments of failure, of rebuff, and even of disaster.
                    The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 / The Recent Da...
                    16
                    She's been made an unpaid employee to rebuff criticisms about her… Audio
                    Radio NZ
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