rebuff in English

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
synonyms:rejectionsnubslightrepulserefusalspurningcold-shoulderingdiscouragementbrush-offkick in the teethslap in the face
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

Use "rebuff" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "rebuff" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "rebuff", or refer to the context using the word "rebuff" in the English Dictionary.

1. Her rebuff thoroughly deflated him.

2. His rebuff thoroughly deflated me.

3. His words amounted to a rebuff.

4. Rebuff the advances of my cute interns?

5. Her efforts were met with a sharp rebuff.

6. He received a humiliating rebuff from his manager.

7. 21 He received a humiliating rebuff from his manager.

8. I wondered whether the colonel would take this rebuff.

9. Did your girl friend give a rebuff to you?

10. There are several flies to meet a rebuff.

11. He avoided speaking to her, expecting a rebuff.

12. Her desperate request for help was met with a rebuff.

13. Her offer of help was met with a sharp rebuff.

14. Her kindness to him was met with a cruel rebuff.

15. She suffered a rebuff from her manager when she raised the matter.

16. In a rebuff to the president, Congress voted against the bill.

17. The results of the poll dealt a humiliating rebuff to Mr Jones.

18. Fleur, still smarting from Jon's rebuff, established a country rest home for working girls.

19. 16 synonyms for Brushoff: snub, rebuff, rejection, dismissal, cut, slight, refusal, go-by, knock-back

20. Startled by the noisy rebuff, the herd moved quietly and with dignity to other trees.

21. He recalled watching the Democrats rebuff their own conservative wing until they lost their majority.

22. Critics accused him of not wanting to rebuff the Defense Department during an election campaign.

23. My father was too proud to risk a rebuff, so he simply did not ask her.

24. But what a rebuff the latter suffered when Aaron’s rod swallowed up those of the sorcerers!

25. He made an Open pass at the young man only to meet with a rebuff.

26. Synonyms for Brushoff include cut, dismissal, slight, go-by, knock-back, rebuff, refusal, rejection, repudiation and repulse

27. Merrill felt her face grow warm at this indirect reference to her rebuff of the previous evening.

28. He had been proved mistaken and had probably suffered a somewhat humiliating rebuff from his superior officer.

29. He did not rebuff her for her seemingly presumptuous act but kindly said: “Daughter, your faith has made you well.”

30. I didn't take his rebuff too personally[Sentencedict.com], since I was used to his habit of being rude to his juniors.

31. In adulthood, he may over-react to rejection from peers - a rebuff from some one he hoped to date perhaps.

32. Bold definition, not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring: a Bold hero

33. 24 But choosing that particular moment to do it was a rebuff as callous and shocking as a slap in the face.

34. MILNE "Tell him to call," she said to Tim, who delivered her message rather Awkwardly, as if expecting a rebuff