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Rebuff Re‧Buff Rɪˈbʌf Noun Countable Formal Unkind Unfriendly

Front rebuff
Back re‧buff /rɪˈbʌf/ noun [countable]
formal an unkind or unfriendly answer to a friendly suggestion or offer of help SYN snub:
He received a humiliating rebuff from his manager.
—rebuff verb [transitive]:
He rebuffed all her suggestions.

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