rebuff
noun
- 1
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
- 2
an instance of driving away or warding off
verb
- 1
reject outright and bluntly
She snubbed his proposal
- 2
force or drive back
repel the attacker
fight off the onslaught
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