Rebuff /(rē̇*bŭf")/

Re·buff

Rebuff

n.
  1. Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.
    The strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud.
  2. Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.

Rebuff

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Rebuffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Rebuffing

  1. To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.