Vocabulary
Rebuff
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner.
Urdu meaning
ٹھکرا دینا، جھڑک دینا، اچانک روک دینا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Of course, this offer is anathema to India, as New Delhi considers Kashmir an `internal` issue, though it cannot outright rebuff US interest in the issue.
- And in a pointed rebuff to Trump, he added: `Terror and trade cannot go together.
- Mounting US pressure on this count has led Beijing to rebuff Washington by strengthening its military relations with Russia.
Synonyms
reject, turn down, spurn, refuse, decline, repudiate, disdain; snub, slight,
Curator example
“I asked her to be my wife, and was rebuffed in no uncertain terms”
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