Dictionary entry

Rebuff (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Re‐buff″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Rebuffed (rē̍‐bŭft″); p. pr. & vb. n.Rebuffing.] To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.