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Rebuff n. : Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.

Rebuff n. : Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.

Rebuff v. t. : To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.

Example:
How can I clean and Rebuff the fur in my ugg slippers?

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synonyms
  (noun) slight
  (noun) snub
  (noun) repulse
  (noun) discourtesy
  (noun) offence
  (noun) offense
  (noun) offensive activity
  (noun) rejection
  (verb) snub
  (verb) repel
  (verb) repulse
  (verb) fight off
  (verb) drive back
  (verb) defend
  (verb) disdain
  (verb) fight
  (verb) fight back
  (verb) fight down
  (verb) freeze off
  (verb) oppose
  (verb) pooh-pooh
  (verb) reject
  (verb) scorn
  (verb) spurn
  (verb) turn down


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