rebuff

/ษนษชหˆbสŒf/

IPA: /R IH0 B AH1 F/

noun
  1. 1

    A sudden resistance or refusal.

    โ€œHe was surprised by her quick rebuff to his proposal.โ€

  2. 2

    Repercussion, or beating back.

verb
  1. 1

    To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.

verb
  1. 1

    To buff again.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rebuff