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   Buf·fet

   /ˈbəfət/

   

   verb

   • 1. (especially of wind or waves) strike repeatedly and violently; batter: "the rough seas buffeted the coast" Similar batterpoundbeat/knock/dash againstpush againstlashstrikehitbang
   • ▪ knock (someone) over or off course: "he was buffeted from side to side"
   • ▪ (of misfortunes or difficulties) afflict or harm (someone) repeatedly or over a long period: "they were buffeted by a major recession" Similar afflicttroubleharmdistressburdenbotherbesetharassworryoppressstrainstresstaxtormentblightbedevilharrowcause trouble tocause suffering to

   noun

   • 1. a blow, typically of the hand or fist. dated
   • ▪ a shock or misfortune: "the daily buffets of urban civilization" Similar shockjoltjarupsetsetbackcrisiscatastropheblowmisfortunetroubleproblemdifficultyhardshipadversitydistressdisastermisadventureafflictionsorrowmiserytribulationwoepaintragedycalamityvicissitudetrialcrossburden
   • 2. another term for buffeting

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French buffeter (verb), buffet (noun), diminutive of bufe ‘a blow’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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