Rebuff — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

an instance of driving away or warding off

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻbˈʌf/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪbˈʌf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪbˈʌf/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻbˈʌf/.

Examples

She snubbed his proposal
repel the attacker
fight off the onslaught

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slight repulse snub repel fight off drive back

Parts of Speech

noun	a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
noun	an instance of driving away or warding off
verb	reject outright and bluntly “She snubbed his proposal”
verb	force or drive back “repel the attacker”

Word Forms

rebuff	verb	reject outright and bluntly
slight	verb	pay no attention to, disrespect
snub	verb	reject outright and bluntly
repulse	verb	cause to move back by force or influence
rebuff	noun	a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
snub	noun	an instance of driving away or warding off
repulsive	adjective	possessing the ability to repel
repulse	noun	an instance of driving away or warding off
repulsion	noun	the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abfuhr

eine vorsätzliche unhöfliche Handlung (normalerweise als Ausdruck von Wut oder Missbilligung)

🇫🇷French

rebuffade

un acte discourtois délibéré (généralement comme une expression de colère ou de désapprobation)

🇪🇸Spanish

rechazo

un acto deliberado descortés (generalmente como expresión de enojo o desaprobación)

🇮🇹Italian

rifiuto

un atto scortese deliberato (di solito come espressione di rabbia o disapprovazione)

🇳🇱Dutch

afwijzing

een opzettelijke onhoffelijke daad (meestal als een uiting van woede of afkeuring)

🇵🇹Portuguese

repelir

um ato descortês deliberado (geralmente como uma expressão de raiva ou desaprovação)

🇷🇺Russian

отпор

намеренное невежливое действие (обычно как выражение гнева или неодобрения)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिघात

जानबूझकर किया गया असभ्य कार्य (आमतौर पर क्रोध या अस्वीकृति की अभिव्यक्ति के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

তিরস্কার

একটি ইচ্ছাকৃত অসভ্য কাজ (সাধারণত রাগ বা অসম্মতির প্রকাশ হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

மறுப்பு

வேண்டுமென்றே ஒழுக்கமற்ற செயல் (பொதுவாக கோபம் அல்லது மறுப்பின் வெளிப்பாடாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరస్కరణ

ఉద్దేశపూర్వక మర్యాదపూర్వక చర్య (సాధారణంగా కోపం లేదా అసమ్మతి యొక్క వ్యక్తీకరణగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

खंडन

मुद्दाम असभ्य कृत्य (सहसा राग किंवा नापसंतीची अभिव्यक्ती म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઠપકો

ઇરાદાપૂર્વકનું અવિચારી કાર્ય (સામાન્ય રીતે ગુસ્સો અથવા અસ્વીકારની અભિવ્યક્તિ તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರಾಕರಣೆ

ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕವಾದ ಅಸಂಬದ್ಧ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಕೋಪ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಮ್ಮತಿಯ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശാസന

ബോധപൂർവമായ മര്യാദയില്ലാത്ത പ്രവൃത്തി (സാധാരണയായി കോപത്തിൻ്റെയോ വിസമ്മതത്തിൻ്റെയോ പ്രകടനമായി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਿੜਕ

ਇੱਕ ਜਾਣਬੁੱਝ ਕੇ ਬੇਇੱਜ਼ਤੀ ਵਾਲਾ ਕੰਮ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਗੁੱਸੇ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵੇ ਵਜੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

جھڑکنا

ایک جان بوجھ کر غیر اخلاقی عمل (عام طور پر غصے یا ناپسندیدگی کے اظہار کے طور پر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

回绝

故意的无礼行为（通常是表达愤怒或不满）

🇯🇵Japanese

拒絶

意図的な非礼な行為（通常は怒りや不承認の表現として）

🇰🇷Korean

거절

고의적인 무례한 행동(보통 분노나 불만의 표현)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cự tuyệt

một hành động bất lịch sự có chủ ý (thường là biểu hiện của sự tức giận hoặc không tán thành)

🇹🇭Thai

ปฏิเสธ

การกระทำที่ไม่สุภาพโดยเจตนา (โดยปกติจะเป็นการแสดงความโกรธหรือไม่เห็นด้วย)

🇮🇩Indonesian

menolak

tindakan tidak sopan yang disengaja (biasanya sebagai ekspresi kemarahan atau ketidaksetujuan)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtanggi

isang sinadyang kawalang-galang na kilos (karaniwan bilang pagpapahayag ng galit o hindi pagsang-ayon)

🇲🇾Malay

menolak

perbuatan tidak sopan yang disengajakan (biasanya sebagai ekspresi kemarahan atau ketidaksetujuan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رفض

فعل غير مهذب متعمد (عادةً كتعبير عن الغضب أو الرفض)

🇮🇷Persian

رد کردن

یک عمل غیراخلاقی عمدی (معمولاً به عنوان ابراز خشم یا عدم تایید)

🇹🇷Turkish

reddetmek

kasıtlı olarak nezaketsiz bir davranış (genellikle öfke veya onaylamama ifadesi olarak)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִדחוֹת

מעשה לא מנומס מכוון (בדרך כלל כביטוי של כעס או אי הסכמה)

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