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Rebuff vs Rejection - What's the difference?

rebuff | rejection |

As nouns the difference between rebuff and rejection

is that rebuff is a sudden resistance or refusal while rejection is the act of rejecting.

As a verb rebuff

is to refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.

rebuff

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sudden resistance or refusal.
    • He was surprised by her quick rebuff to his proposal.
  • Repercussion, or beating back.
  • * Milton
    • the strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.
  • To buff again.

    • Anagrams

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    rejection

    English

    (wikipedia rejection)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of rejecting.
  • The state of being rejected.
  • (sports) a blocked shot

    • Derived terms

    * rejection letter