rebuff
verb/rɪˈbʌf/
/rɪˈbʌf/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they rebuff | /rɪˈbʌf/ /rɪˈbʌf/ |
| he / she / it rebuffs | /rɪˈbʌfs/ /rɪˈbʌfs/ |
| past simple rebuffed | /rɪˈbʌft/ /rɪˈbʌft/ |
| past participle rebuffed | /rɪˈbʌft/ /rɪˈbʌft/ |
| -ing form rebuffing | /rɪˈbʌfɪŋ/ /rɪˈbʌfɪŋ/ |
- rebuff something to refuse a friendly offer, request or suggestion in an unkind way synonym reject (1)
- They rebuffed her request for help.
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