rebuff
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++re·buff /rɪˈbʌf/ noun [countable] formalREJECT/NOT ACCEPT an unkind or unfriendly answer to a friendly suggestion or offer of help 〔对善意的建议或帮助作出的〕粗暴回绝，断然拒绝 SYN snub He received a humiliating rebuff from his manager. 他遭到经理的断然拒绝，十分丢脸。► see thesaurus at refuse —rebuff verb [transitive] He rebuffed all her suggestions. 他断然拒绝了她所有的建议。
Examples from the Corpus
rebuff• In adulthood, he may over-react to rejection from peers - a rebuff from some one he hoped to date perhaps.• His words amounted to a rebuff.• Merrill felt her face grow warm at this indirect reference to her rebuff of the previous evening.• This, of course, is a recipe for disaster, her attempts to please meeting with a steady stream of rebuffs.• Despite several rebuffs, Farley refused to leave Laura alone.• He had mastered his handicap, but he could not master the rebuffs he suffered, due to his appearance.• Here is a collection of their rebuffs.Origin rebuff (1500-1600) Early French rebuffer, from Old Italian ribuffare “to criticize angrily”re·buff nounChineseSyllable
Corpus an answer or unfriendly unkind to
rebuff
re‧buff /rɪˈbʌf/
noun [countable]
SYN snub:
He received a humiliating rebuff from his manager.
—rebuff verb [transitive]:
He rebuffed all her suggestions.
▪ refuse to say firmly that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do: I asked the bank for a loan, but they refused. | When they refused to leave, we had to call the police.
▪say no spoken to say that you will not do something when someone asks you: They asked me so nicely that I couldn’t really say no.
▪turn somebody/something down to refuse to accept an offer or invitation, or a formal request: They offered me the job but I turned it down. | The board turned down a request for $25,000 to sponsor an art exhibition. | I’ve already been turned down by three colleges.
▪reject to refuse to accept an idea, offer, suggestion, or plan: They rejected the idea because it would cost too much money. | The Senate rejected a proposal to limit the program to two years.
▪decline formal to politely refuse to accept an offer or invitation, or refuse to do something: She has declined all offers of help. | A palace spokesman declined to comment on the rumours.
▪deny to refuse to allow someone to do something or enter somewhere: They were denied permission to publish the book. | He was denied access to the US.
▪veto to officially refuse to allow a law or plan, or to refuse to accept someone’s suggestion: Congress vetoed the bill. | The suggestion was quickly vetoed by the other members of the team.
▪disallow to officially refuse to accept something because someone has broken the rules, or not done it in the correct way: The goal was disallowed by the referee. | The court decided to disallow his evidence.
▪rebuff formal to refuse to accept someone’s offer, request, or suggestion: The company raised its offer to $6 billion, but was rebuffed. | He was politely rebuffed when he suggested holding the show in Dublin.
▪give somebody/something the thumbs down informal to refuse to allow or accept a plan or suggestion: The plan was given the thumbs down by the local authority. | They gave us the thumbs down.
re‧buff /rɪˈbʌf/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Early French rebuffer, from Old Italian ribuffare __to criticize angrily__
formal an unkind or unfriendly answer to a friendly suggestion or offer of help Origin: Early French rebuffer, from Old Italian ribuffare __to criticize angrily__
SYN snub:
—rebuff verb [transitive]:
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