rebuff

/ɹɪbˈʌf/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. reject outright and bluntly
   “She snubbed his proposal”
2. force or drive back
   “repel the attacker”

noun

1. a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
2. an instance of driving away or warding off

Synonyms for rebuff

• snub
• repel
• repulse
• fight off
• drive back
• slight

Words that rhyme with rebuff

• rough
• puff
• stuff
• tough
• buff
• bluff
• snuff
• fluff
• scuff
• ruff
• slough
• cuff
• luff
• muff
• enough
• huff
• foodstuff
• gruff
• handcuff
• duff
• dyestuff
• earmuff
• guff
• overstuff
• tuff
• acuff
• bruff
• cluff
• cuffe
• dayhuff