rebuff

English Thesaurus

1. a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	discourtesy, offence, offense, offensive activity,
definition	:	a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others (noun.act)

hyponym	:	cold shoulder, cut, snub,
definition	:	a refusal to recognize someone you know (noun.act)

hyponym	:	silent treatment,
definition	:	an aloof refusal to speak to someone you know (noun.act)

2. an instance of driving away or warding off (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	rejection,
definition	:	the speech act of rejecting (noun.communication)

3. reject outright and bluntly (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn, turn down,
definition	:	reject with contempt (verb.communication)

4. force or drive back (verb.competition)

hypernym	:	defend, fight, fight back, fight down, oppose,
definition	:	fight against or resist strongly (verb.competition)

5. a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) (noun.act)

derivation	:	cold-shoulder, slight,
definition	:	pay no attention to, disrespect (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	rebuff, repel, snub, rebuff, repel, snub,
definition	:	reject outright and bluntly (verb.communication)

6. an instance of driving away or warding off (noun.communication)

derivation	:	drive back, fight off, rebuff, repel, repulse,
definition	:	force or drive back (verb.competition)

derivation	:	beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse,
definition	:	cause to move back by force or influence (verb.contact)

7. reject outright and bluntly (verb.communication)

derivation	:	rebuff, slight,
definition	:	a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) (noun.act)

derivation	:	rebuff, repulse, snub,
definition	:	an instance of driving away or warding off (noun.communication)

8. force or drive back (verb.competition)

derivation	:	repulsion, standoff,
definition	:	the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand (noun.act)

derivation	:	rebuff, repulse, snub,
definition	:	an instance of driving away or warding off (noun.communication)

derivation	:	repulsive,
definition	:	possessing the ability to repel (adj.all)

9. a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) (noun.act)

derivation	:	cold-shoulder, slight,
definition	:	pay no attention to, disrespect (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	rebuff, repel, snub, rebuff, repel, snub,
definition	:	reject outright and bluntly (verb.communication)

10. an instance of driving away or warding off (noun.communication)

derivation	:	drive back, fight off, rebuff, repel, repulse,
definition	:	force or drive back (verb.competition)

derivation	:	beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse,
definition	:	cause to move back by force or influence (verb.contact)

11. reject outright and bluntly (verb.communication)

derivation	:	rebuff, slight,
definition	:	a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) (noun.act)

derivation	:	rebuff, repulse, snub,
definition	:	an instance of driving away or warding off (noun.communication)

12. force or drive back (verb.competition)

derivation	:	repulsion, standoff,
definition	:	the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand (noun.act)

derivation	:	rebuff, repulse, snub,
definition	:	an instance of driving away or warding off (noun.communication)

derivation	:	repulsive,
definition	:	possessing the ability to repel (adj.all)