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   Re·buff

   /rəˈbəf/

   

   verb

   • 1. reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner: "I asked her to be my wife, and was rebuffed in no uncertain terms"

   noun

   • 1. an abrupt or ungracious refusal or rejection of an offer, request, or friendly gesture: "any attempt to win her friendship was met with rebuffs"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from obsolete French rebuffer (verb), rebuffe (noun), from Italian ri- (expressing opposition) + buffo ‘a gust, puff’, of imitative origin.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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