Found 2 items, similar to Rebuffing.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: rebuff
rebuff
n 1: a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of
anger or disapproval) [syn:
slight]
2: an instance of driving away or warding off [syn:
snub,
repulse]
v 1: reject outright and bluntly;
“She snubbed his proposal”
[syn:
snub,
repel]
2: force or drive back;
“repel the attacker”;
“fight off the
onslaught”;
“rebuff the attack” [syn:
repel,
repulse,
fight off,
drive back]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Rebuffing
Rebuff
\Re*buff"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Rebuffed
(r[-e]*b[u^]ft"); p. pr. & vb. n.
Rebuffing.]
To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to
repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.
[1913 Webster]