rebuff

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. snub, slight, cut; repulse, rout, check. See failure. —v. t. repel, repulse; snub, cut, slight, high-hat (sl.), cold-shoulder (sl.).

See rejection, repulsion.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. repulse, snub, reprimand, rejection; see insult , rebuke , refusal .

v.

1. [To reject]

Syn. refuse, repel, check, snub, dismiss, repudiate, spurn, send away, turn away, ignore, slight, disregard, put in one's place, reprove, rebuke, oppose, chide, repulse, cross, decline, resist, keep at a distance, keep at arm's length, disallow, turn down, give the cold shoulder*, give the go-by*, cut*, slam the door in one's face*, not hear of*, put off*, brush off*, lash out at*, tell where to get off*, put down*, give the brushoff*, send packing*, tell to get lost*; see also deny , neglect 1 , refuse .

2. [To beat back]

Syn. drive back, push back, ward off, fend off, stave off, hold off, keep off, beat off, fight off, keep at bay; see also repel 1 , resist 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

refuse, snub, brush off, reject, spurn, slight, repel, check, repulse, *give the cold shoulder, *cut.

ANT.: embrace, accept, welcome

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun A deliberate slight: cut, snub, spurn. Informal: cold shoulder, go-by. See ACCEPT. II verb To slight (someone) deliberately: cut, shun, snub, spurn. Informal: coldshoulder. Idioms: close (or shut) the door on, give someone the cold shoulder, give someone the go-by, turn one's back on. See ACCEPT.