# rebuff

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈbʌf/ · frequency rank #63,931

## Definitions
1. A sudden resistance or refusal.
2. Repercussion, or beating back.

## Etymology
From obsolete French rebuffer, from Middle French rebuffer (compare French rebiffer (“to rise up, revolt”)), from Italian ribuffare.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rebuff