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Noun
S:
(n)
rebuff
,
slight
(a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval))
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full hyponym
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sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
rebuff
,
snub
,
repulse
(an instance of driving away or warding off)
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derivationally related form
Verb
S:
(v)
rebuff
,
snub
,
repel
(reject outright and bluntly)
"She snubbed his proposal"
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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
W:
(v)
rebuff
(reject outright and bluntly)
"She snubbed his proposal"
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synset
W:
(n)
snub
[Related to:
snub
] (an instance of driving away or warding off)
derivationally related form
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S:
(v)
repel
,
repulse
,
fight off
,
rebuff
,
drive back
(force or drive back)
"repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"