rebuff, v.
(rebuffed, rebuffing, rebuffs)
freq. cnt. 4
(rebuffed, rebuffing, rebuffs)
freq. cnt. 4
reject outright and bluntly
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
rebuff repel snub
sample sentences
"She snubbed his proposal"verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
hypernym
force or drive back
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
drive back fight off rebuff repel repulse
sample sentences
"repel the attacker""fight off the onslaught"
"rebuff the attack"
verb frames
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Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym