rebuffn.

Brit.

/rᵻˈbʌf/, U.S.

/rəˈbəf/,

/riˈbəf/

Forms: 1500s–1600s rebuffe, 1600s– rebuff.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French rebuffe.

Etymology: < French †rebuffe insult, reproach (1540 in Middle French; compare French rebuffade blunt refusal, bad news (1550 in Middle French)) < Italian rabbuffo blunt refusal (first half of the 14th cent.; formerly also as †rabuffo , †rebuffo , †ribuffo , etc.) < rabbuffare to give a blunt refusal (1510; 14th cent. in sense ‘to upset, disturb, disrupt’; formerly also as †rebuffare , †ribuffare ) < re- , ri- re- prefix + buffare to puff (a1313), of imitative origin. Compare slightly later rebuff v.¹

a. A reproach; a riposte; an abrupt or ungracious rejection (usually of an offer, request, or friendly gesture); a blunt refusal; a snub. Also as a mass noun.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun] > a denial or refusal > rebuff

rebuff1582

affrontment1611

backslap1828

marching orders1856

a slap in (or on) the face, in the eye, on the wrist1861

rebuffal1887

a smack in the face1895

brush1941

brush-off1941

a smack in the eye1941

1582 R. Parsons Def. Censure 96 When you haue styrred vs with lyes, slaunders, reproches, and other iniuries: yf you see any litle rebuffe draweinge towards you againe: you steppe with facilitie behynde the clothe of estate.

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words 433/2 Ribuffo..a chiding, a taunt, a rebuffe.

1685 A. Wood Life & Times (1894) III. 168 In Mr. Paynter's chamber, [I received] a rebuff from Dr. Ll...a pedagog.

1736 Swift's Lett. (1766) II. 229 Perhaps, if I seek it too much, I might meet with a rebuff.

1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 411 The rugged frowns and insolent rebuffs Of knaves in office.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. iii. 85 All eyes met her with a glance of eager curiosity, and she met all eyes with one of rebuff and coldness.

1880 L. Stephen Alexander Pope ii. 53 Pope undoubtedly must have been bitterly vexed at this implied rebuff.

1931 H. Read Meaning of Art ii. 93 In spite of official rebuffs he was immensely popular.

1968 D. Moraes My Son's Father viii. 149 He..had perhaps suffered too many rebuffs from tourists to attempt friendship with one.

2000 A. Moreton-Robinson Talkin' up to White Woman vi. 170 A rebuff from an Indigenous woman can lead to retribution in the form of verbal or physical abuse.

b. A check to further action or progress; a setback.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > a check or rebuff

rebuke?a1513

counterbuff1579

damp1584

check?c1600

turnagain1630

rebuff1672

knock1898

knockback1898

1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 208 Too glorious an Enterprize to be abandoned at the first rebuffe.

1680 P. Rycaut Hist. Turkish Empire 9 These rebuffs cooled the courage of the Turks a little.

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. i. 5 These perplexing rebuffs gave my uncle Toby Shandy more perturbations than you would imagine.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. 544 Pront-schitscheff met the same rebuff at the same height thirty degrees further west.

1931 M. Elwin Charles Reade 71 He was now distracted at the proposal of existing impotently for a whole year at Oxford under the burden of such a rebuff to his hopes.

1969 San Mateo (Calif.) Times 18 June 1/2 It was a bitter rebuff to Farr..who had served the county as a state senator for 12 years before losing.

2002 P. Sharkey tr. P. Arshinov Let. in tr. A. Skirda Facing Enemy 239 During the Russian revolution..anarchism as an organized movement suffered a complete rebuff.

2. A repelling blast of wind, a gust. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > blast or gust of > types of

rebuff1667

thunder-gust?1748

gully-squall1867

rattle1872

sand-blast1898

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 936 The strong rebuff of som tumultuous cloud Instinct with Fire and Nitre.

1753 W. Smith tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War II. vi. 302 He stood again the rebuff of another violent storm.

1812 H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. 84 Æolian Monarch! Emperor of Puffs! We modern sailors dread not thy rebuffs.

1875 A. Barron Foot Notes vii. 154 The tooth of frost, the claw of the lichen, the buff and rebuff of wind and rain and hail and snow.

1908 H. V. Sutherland Idylls of Greece 67 Soon nor sun nor gentle stars would know The spot whereon they braved the wind's rebuff.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

rebuffv.¹

Brit.

/rᵻˈbʌf/, U.S.

/rəˈbəf/,

/riˈbəf/

Forms: 1500s– rebuff, 1600s rebuffe.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from French. Etymon: French rebuffer.

Etymology: Probably < Middle French rebuffer to speak angrily (mid 15th cent.), to receive with a rebuff (c1482; mid 13th cent. in Old French in sense ‘to puff up’) < re- re- prefix + the same base as Italian rabbuffare (see rebuff n.). Compare slightly earlier rebuff n.

1. transitive. To reject (a person or thing) in an abrupt or ungracious manner; to put off, dissuade.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > refusal > [verb (transitive)] > rebuff

rebut1488

reject1529

counterbuff1579

rebuffa1586

repel1593

slighta1616

to blow off1631

squab1812

respue1818

snout1916

stiff-arm1927

to knock back1930

to brush off1941

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xxvi. sig. Yy7 Marvuailing, that he, who had neuer heard such speeches from any Knight, should be thus rebuffed by a woman.

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words 433/2 Ribuffare..to rebuke..to rebuffe.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 276 At length rebuff'd, they leave their mangled Prey.

1774 F. Burney Early Diary I answered..that I could not possibly comply: he would not be rebuffed.

1827 W. Scott Surgeon's Daughter in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. II. vii. 170 He could not find any proper mode of rebuffing, or resenting it.

1869 A. Trollope He knew he was Right I. xxiv. 192 She had certainly not intended to rebuff him.

1938 E. Waugh Scoop 72 In his serious hours he attempted to interview the Resident, and was rebuffed.

1990 J. Berman Narcissism & Novel iii. 83 When a mother rebuffs a child for wishing to be near her, the child may become more clinging than ever.

2006 U.S. News & World Rep. 7 Aug. 37/1 The Bush administration rebuffed demands for an immediate cease-fire.

2. transitive. To blow or drive back (a person or thing).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > command to go away [verb (transitive)] > drive away > repel > something impinging or advancing

repercuss?a1425

repulse?a1425

reverberatec1487

rebut1490

repel?1529

rebuff1697

wash1697

1697 in M. Prior State-poems 246 Napkins of peculiar Stuff, That could the Force of Fire rebuff.

1798 W. S. Landor Gebir 25 The fierce element which else aspires Higher and higher,..Below earths adamantine arch rebuffed.

1969 European Stars & Stripes (Darmstadt, Germany) 22 Dec. 21/2 Rebuffed by a cruel wind in chilly Shea Stadium.

1985 A. S. Byatt Still Life i. 18 He stepped forward and retreated as though rebuffed by some force.

Derivatives

reˈbuffed adj.

ΚΠ

1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 Apr. 4/1 Some of the rebuffed ones seat themselves.

1960 J. R. Ackerley We think World of You 47 The rebuffed boy took her out every day.

2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 Oct. ix. 10/1 Cameras also caught..his many rebuffed advances to a doe-eyed 21-year-old named Charla.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

rebuffv.²

Brit.

/ˌriːˈbʌf/, U.S.

/ˌriˈbəf/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, buff v.³

Etymology: < re- prefix + buff v.³ Compare earlier rebuffing n.²

rare.

transitive. To buff again. Cf. buff v.³

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > polish [verb (transitive)] > again

repolish1577

rebuff1924

1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey iii. x. 281 On both sides flat houses, recently re-buffed.

1996 H. Teller Midrash & Maaseh 145 For good measure he..tucked his shirttails in, and rebuffed his shoes on his pants legs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.1582

v.¹a1586

v.²1924

单词	rebuff
释义	rebuffn. Brit. /rᵻˈbʌf/, U.S. /rəˈbəf/, /riˈbəf/ Forms: 1500s–1600s rebuffe, 1600s– rebuff. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French rebuffe. Etymology: < French †rebuffe insult, reproach (1540 in Middle French; compare French rebuffade blunt refusal, bad news (1550 in Middle French)) < Italian rabbuffo blunt refusal (first half of the 14th cent.; formerly also as †rabuffo , †rebuffo , †ribuffo , etc.) < rabbuffare to give a blunt refusal (1510; 14th cent. in sense ‘to upset, disturb, disrupt’; formerly also as †rebuffare , †ribuffare ) < re- , ri- re- prefix + buffare to puff (a1313), of imitative origin. Compare slightly later rebuff v.¹ 1. a. A reproach; a riposte; an abrupt or ungracious rejection (usually of an offer, request, or friendly gesture); a blunt refusal; a snub. Also as a mass noun. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun] > a denial or refusal > rebuff rebuff1582 affrontment1611 backslap1828 marching orders1856 a slap in (or on) the face, in the eye, on the wrist1861 rebuffal1887 a smack in the face1895 brush1941 brush-off1941 a smack in the eye1941 1582 R. Parsons Def. Censure 96 When you haue styrred vs with lyes, slaunders, reproches, and other iniuries: yf you see any litle rebuffe draweinge towards you againe: you steppe with facilitie behynde the clothe of estate. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words 433/2 Ribuffo..a chiding, a taunt, a rebuffe. 1685 A. Wood Life & Times (1894) III. 168 In Mr. Paynter's chamber, [I received] a rebuff from Dr. Ll...a pedagog. 1736 Swift's Lett. (1766) II. 229 Perhaps, if I seek it too much, I might meet with a rebuff. 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 411 The rugged frowns and insolent rebuffs Of knaves in office. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. iii. 85 All eyes met her with a glance of eager curiosity, and she met all eyes with one of rebuff and coldness. 1880 L. Stephen Alexander Pope ii. 53 Pope undoubtedly must have been bitterly vexed at this implied rebuff. 1931 H. Read Meaning of Art ii. 93 In spite of official rebuffs he was immensely popular. 1968 D. Moraes My Son's Father viii. 149 He..had perhaps suffered too many rebuffs from tourists to attempt friendship with one. 2000 A. Moreton-Robinson Talkin' up to White Woman vi. 170 A rebuff from an Indigenous woman can lead to retribution in the form of verbal or physical abuse. b. A check to further action or progress; a setback. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [noun] > a check or rebuff rebuke?a1513 counterbuff1579 damp1584 check?c1600 turnagain1630 rebuff1672 knock1898 knockback1898 1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 208 Too glorious an Enterprize to be abandoned at the first rebuffe. 1680 P. Rycaut Hist. Turkish Empire 9 These rebuffs cooled the courage of the Turks a little. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. i. 5 These perplexing rebuffs gave my uncle Toby Shandy more perturbations than you would imagine. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. 544 Pront-schitscheff met the same rebuff at the same height thirty degrees further west. 1931 M. Elwin Charles Reade 71 He was now distracted at the proposal of existing impotently for a whole year at Oxford under the burden of such a rebuff to his hopes. 1969 San Mateo (Calif.) Times 18 June 1/2 It was a bitter rebuff to Farr..who had served the county as a state senator for 12 years before losing. 2002 P. Sharkey tr. P. Arshinov Let. in tr. A. Skirda Facing Enemy 239 During the Russian revolution..anarchism as an organized movement suffered a complete rebuff. 2. A repelling blast of wind, a gust. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > blast or gust of > types of rebuff1667 thunder-gust?1748 gully-squall1867 rattle1872 sand-blast1898 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 936 The strong rebuff of som tumultuous cloud Instinct with Fire and Nitre. View more context for this quotation 1753 W. Smith tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War II. vi. 302 He stood again the rebuff of another violent storm. 1812 H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. 84 Æolian Monarch! Emperor of Puffs! We modern sailors dread not thy rebuffs. 1875 A. Barron Foot Notes vii. 154 The tooth of frost, the claw of the lichen, the buff and rebuff of wind and rain and hail and snow. 1908 H. V. Sutherland Idylls of Greece 67 Soon nor sun nor gentle stars would know The spot whereon they braved the wind's rebuff. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rebuffv.¹ Brit. /rᵻˈbʌf/, U.S. /rəˈbəf/, /riˈbəf/ Forms: 1500s– rebuff, 1600s rebuffe. Origin: Probably a borrowing from French. Etymon: French rebuffer. Etymology: Probably < Middle French rebuffer to speak angrily (mid 15th cent.), to receive with a rebuff (c1482; mid 13th cent. in Old French in sense ‘to puff up’) < re- re- prefix + the same base as Italian rabbuffare (see rebuff n.). Compare slightly earlier rebuff n. 1. transitive. To reject (a person or thing) in an abrupt or ungracious manner; to put off, dissuade. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > refusal > [verb (transitive)] > rebuff rebut1488 reject1529 counterbuff1579 rebuffa1586 repel1593 slighta1616 to blow off1631 squab1812 respue1818 snout1916 stiff-arm1927 to knock back1930 to brush off1941 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xxvi. sig. Yy7 Marvuailing, that he, who had neuer heard such speeches from any Knight, should be thus rebuffed by a woman. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words 433/2 Ribuffare..to rebuke..to rebuffe. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 276 At length rebuff'd, they leave their mangled Prey. 1774 F. Burney Early Diary I answered..that I could not possibly comply: he would not be rebuffed. 1827 W. Scott Surgeon's Daughter in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. II. vii. 170 He could not find any proper mode of rebuffing, or resenting it. 1869 A. Trollope He knew he was Right I. xxiv. 192 She had certainly not intended to rebuff him. 1938 E. Waugh Scoop 72 In his serious hours he attempted to interview the Resident, and was rebuffed. 1990 J. Berman Narcissism & Novel iii. 83 When a mother rebuffs a child for wishing to be near her, the child may become more clinging than ever. 2006 U.S. News & World Rep. 7 Aug. 37/1 The Bush administration rebuffed demands for an immediate cease-fire. 2. transitive. To blow or drive back (a person or thing). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > command to go away [verb (transitive)] > drive away > repel > something impinging or advancing repercuss?a1425 repulse?a1425 reverberatec1487 rebut1490 repel?1529 rebuff1697 wash1697 1697 in M. Prior State-poems 246 Napkins of peculiar Stuff, That could the Force of Fire rebuff. 1798 W. S. Landor Gebir 25 The fierce element which else aspires Higher and higher,..Below earths adamantine arch rebuffed. 1969 European Stars & Stripes (Darmstadt, Germany) 22 Dec. 21/2 Rebuffed by a cruel wind in chilly Shea Stadium. 1985 A. S. Byatt Still Life i. 18 He stepped forward and retreated as though rebuffed by some force. Derivatives reˈbuffed adj. ΚΠ 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 Apr. 4/1 Some of the rebuffed ones seat themselves. 1960 J. R. Ackerley We think World of You 47 The rebuffed boy took her out every day. 2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 Oct. ix. 10/1 Cameras also caught..his many rebuffed advances to a doe-eyed 21-year-old named Charla. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rebuffv.² Brit. /ˌriːˈbʌf/, U.S. /ˌriˈbəf/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, buff v.³ Etymology: < re- prefix + buff v.³ Compare earlier rebuffing n.² rare. transitive. To buff again. Cf. buff v.³ ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > polish [verb (transitive)] > again repolish1577 rebuff1924 1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey iii. x. 281 On both sides flat houses, recently re-buffed. 1996 H. Teller Midrash & Maaseh 145 For good measure he..tucked his shirttails in, and rebuffed his shoes on his pants legs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1582v.¹a1586v.²1924
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rebuffn.

rebuffv.1

Derivatives

rebuffv.2

rebuffv.¹

rebuffv.²