REBUFF', noun 1. Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance. The strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud. 2. Sudden check; defeat. 3. Refusal; rejection of solicitation. REBUFF', verb transitive To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check.
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