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What (who) is REBUFFED - definition
Rebuffed
·Impf & ·p.p. of Rebuff.
rebuff
I. n.
1.
Repercussion, beating back.
2.
Repulse, check, opposition, resistance, defeat, discouragement.
3.
Refusal, rejection, repulse.
II. v. a.
Repel, resist, reject, check, oppose, refuse, beat back.
rebuff
(rebuffs, rebuffing, rebuffed)
If you rebuff someone or rebuff a suggestion that they make, you refuse to do what they suggest.
His proposals have already been rebuffed by the Prime Minister.
= reject
VERB: V n
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Rebuff is also a noun.
The results of the poll dealt a humiliating rebuff to Mr Jones.
N-VAR: usu with supp
Examples of use of REBUFFED
1. Two earlier marches were rebuffed by authorities.
2. She was eventually rebuffed by Yushchenko himself.
3. "We hope British officials take this seriously, put it on their agenda and act accountably." Charge rebuffed A British foreign ministry spokesman rebuffed Mottaki‘s accusation.
4. Rebuffed He said Argentina had continued to seek an atmosphere favourable to the resumption of negotiations with Britain over sovereignty but had been rebuffed.
5. But Washington rebuffed the idea, Israeli and Western officials said.