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Noun

S: (n) rebuff, slight (a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval))
S: (n) rebuff, snub, repulse (an instance of driving away or warding off)

direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
derivationally related form

W: (v) rebuff [Related to: rebuff] (force or drive back) "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
W: (v) snub [Related to: snub] (reject outright and bluntly) "She snubbed his proposal"

W: (v) repulse [Related to: repulse] (cause to move back by force or influence) "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
W: (v) repulse [Related to: repulse] (force or drive back) "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"

Verb

S: (v) rebuff, snub, repel (reject outright and bluntly) "She snubbed his proposal"
S: (v) repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back (force or drive back) "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"