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| re·buff [ ri búf ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle re·buffed, present participle re·buff·ing, 3rd person present singular re·buffs) |
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1. reject or snub something: to reject or snub an offer, advance, or approach made by somebody
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2. repel attack: to beat back or repel an attack or an attacking force
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noun (plural re·buffs) |
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1. rejection: a blunt rejection or snub of an offer, advance, or approach made by somebody else
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2. setback: a sudden severe setback to progress
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| [Late 16th century. Via French< Italian ribuffare "scold" < buffo "puff," an imitation of the sound] |
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