| VERB | communication | rebuff, snub, repel | reject outright and bluntly |
|---|---|---|---|
| competition | rebuff, repel, repulse, fight off, drive back | force or drive back | |
| NOUN | act | rebuff, slight | a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger / anger or disapproval) |
| communication | rebuff, snub, repulse | an instance of driving away or warding off |
| Sounds | rihbah'f; riybah'f | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | aleph ... woodruff: 40 rhymes with ahf... | |
| Meaning | A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger / anger or disapproval). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | slight | |
| Narrower | silent treatment | An aloof / aloof refusal to speak to someone you know |
| snub, cut, cold shoulder | A refusal to recognize someone you know | |
| Broader | discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activity | A lack of politeness |
| Spanish | desaire, desprecio, feo, menosprecio | |
| Catalan | despreci, lleig, menyspreu, retret | |
| Verbs | rebuff | reject outright and bluntly |
| Meaning | An instance of driving away or warding off. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | snub, repulse | |
| Broader | rejection | The speech act of rejecting |
| Spanish | desaire, repulsa | |
| Catalan | rebuig, refús | |
| Verbs | rebuff | force or drive back |
| Meaning | Reject outright and bluntly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | snub, repel | |
| Broader | reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down | Reject with contempt |
| Spanish | despreciar, repugnar | |
| Catalan | menysprear, repugnar | |
| Nouns | rebuff | a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger / anger or disapproval) |
| Meaning | Force or drive back. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "rebuff the attack" | |
| Synonyms | repel, repulse, fight off, drive back | |
| Broader | fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend | fight against or resist strongly |
| Spanish | repeler, repulsar | |
| Catalan | repel·lir | |
| Nouns | rebuff | an instance of driving away or warding off |
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