Rebuff
Pronunciation : Re*buff"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [It. ribuffo, akin to ribuffare to repulse; pref. ri- (L. re-) + buffo puff. Cf. Buff to strike, Buffet a blow.]
Definition : 1. Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance. The strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud. Milton.
2. Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Re*buff"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.
t. [imp. & p. p. Rebuffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Rebuffing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913