Rebuff and Refusal

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Rebuff

Rebuff noun - Treatment that is deliberately unfriendly.

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Refusal is a synonym for rebuff in rejection topic. In some cases you can use "Refusal" instead a noun "Rebuff", when it comes to topics like ignoring.

Nearby Words: rebuffed, rebuffing

Refusal

Refusal noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.

Usage example: his flat refusal of our reasonable request was rather startling

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Rebuff is a synonym for refusal in rejection topic. You can use "Rebuff" instead a noun "Refusal", if it concerns topics such as unwillingness, non-acceptance.

Nearby Words: refuse, refused, refusing, refuser

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common	common rebuff	common refusal
initial	initial rebuff	initial refusal
arrogant	arrogant rebuff	arrogant refusal

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