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Noun
S:
(n)
rebuff
,
slight
(a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval))
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
discourtesy
,
offense
,
offence
,
offensive activity
(a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others)
S:
(n)
behavior
,
behaviour
,
conduct
,
doings
(manner of acting or controlling yourself)
S:
(n)
activity
(any specific behavior)
"they avoided all recreational activity"
S:
(n)
act
,
deed
,
human action
,
human activity
(something that people do or cause to happen)
S:
(n)
event
(something that happens at a given place and time)
S:
(n)
psychological feature
(a feature of the mental life of a living organism)
S:
(n)
abstraction
,
abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
rebuff
,
snub
,
repulse
(an instance of driving away or warding off)
Verb
S:
(v)
rebuff
,
snub
,
repel
(reject outright and bluntly)
"She snubbed his proposal"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
rebuff
[Related to:
rebuff
] (a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval))
derivationally related form
Overview
synset
W:
(n)
snub
[Related to:
snub
] (an instance of driving away or warding off)
derivationally related form
Overview
synset
sentence frame
S:
(v)
repel
,
repulse
,
fight off
,
rebuff
,
drive back
(force or drive back)
"repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"