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Definition of: rebuff
(ri·buf′) v.t.
1. To reject or refuse abruptly or rudely.
2. To drive or beat back; repel; repulse.
—noun
1. A sudden repulse; curt denial.
2. A sudden check; defeat.
3. A beating back. [<MF rebuffer <Ital. ribuffare, metathetic alter. of baruffare <OHG biroufan scuffle]
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