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Synonyms
re·buff (rĭ-bŭf́)

[From obsolete French rebuffer, to reject, from Italian ribuffare, from ribuffo, reprimand, ri-, back (from Latin re-; see re–), + buffo, gust, puff (of imitative origin).]

noun 

  1. A blunt or abrupt repulse or refusal, as to an offer.
  2. A check or an abrupt setback to progress or action.

transitive verb: -buffed, -buff·ing, -buffs. 

  1. To reject bluntly, often disdainfully; snub. See synonyms at refuse1
  2. To repel or drive back.