| rebuff | | |
| n. (act) | 1. rebuff, slight | a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval). |
| ~ offense, offensive activity, discourtesy, offence | a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others. |
| ~ cold shoulder, snub, cut | a refusal to recognize someone you know.; "the snub was clearly intentional" |
| ~ silent treatment | an aloof refusal to speak to someone you know. |
| n. (communication) | 2. rebuff, repulse, snub | an instance of driving away or warding off. |
| ~ rejection | the speech act of rejecting. |
| v. (communication) | 3. rebuff, repel, snub | reject outright and bluntly.; "She snubbed his proposal" |
| ~ freeze off, spurn, disdain, pooh-pooh, scorn, turn down, reject | reject with contempt.; "She spurned his advances" |
| v. (competition) | 4. drive back, fight off, rebuff, repel, repulse | force or drive back.; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" |
| ~ fight down, fight, fight back, oppose, defend | fight against or resist strongly.; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" |
| spurned | | |
| adj. | 1. jilted, rejected, spurned | rebuffed (by a lover) without warning.; "jilted at the altar" |
| ~ unloved | not loved. |
| unrequited | | |
| adj. | 1. unanswered, unreciprocated, unrequited | not returned in kind.; "unrequited (unanswered) love" |
| ~ nonreciprocal | not reciprocal. |
| spurn | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn, turn down | reject with contempt.; "She spurned his advances" |
| ~ refuse, decline | show unwillingness towards.; "he declined to join the group on a hike" |
| ~ rebuff, snub, repel | reject outright and bluntly.; "She snubbed his proposal" |
| ~ pass up, turn down, decline, refuse, reject | refuse to accept.; "He refused my offer of hospitality" |
| ~ turn down, turn away, refuse, reject | refuse entrance or membership.; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs" |
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