Vocabulary Word
Word: rebuff
Definition: reject bluntly; snub; beat back; Ex. She rebuffed his invitation; N.
Definition: reject bluntly; snub; beat back; Ex. She rebuffed his invitation; N.
Sentences Containing 'rebuff'
The defeat was unexpected and was taken as a personal rebuff for President Robert Mugabe and a political triumph for the newly formed opposition group, the Movement for Democratic Change.
In particular, the failure of Sinn Féin to gain the SDLP leader Mark Durkan's Foyle seat marked a significant rebuff for the republican party.
According to the 2012 statement by Vladimir Putin, Russia had been training the South Ossetian militias as part of the General Staff's 2006–2007 plan to rebuff Georgia in case of war.