Used in a Sentence

rebuffed

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for rebuffed.

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Seems more like AtScript was an 'embrace extend' attempt on TypeScript, which has been somewhat rebuffed...

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Quick take

(transitive) To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of rebuffed gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive) To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.

verb

(transitive) To buff again.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for rebuffed.

verb

(transitive) To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.

verb

(transitive) To buff again.

Example sentences

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Seems more like AtScript was an 'embrace extend' attempt on TypeScript, which has been somewhat rebuffed...

2

Also they've had quite a stance on renewable energy and rebuffed investors that were climate-change deniers.

3

According to Re/Code, HP approached both Dell and Lenovo to acquire the business and were rebuffed.

4

What whiteknight didn't say was he'd spent over a year volunteering to port 6model to Parrot and had been repeatedly rebuffed.

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Clarkson said she filed a request for a recount after the 2014 election but was rebuffed by the Sedgwick County Election Office.

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Especially when being offered preferential treatment in class, that's unwanted, has been rebuffed, and is being spectated and/or resented by fellow classmates.

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I used to see more great collaborative experiences, now I see even incrementalism and conciliatory pleas get rebuffed.

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Castro turned to the Soviet Union after his advances to the US were rebuffed.

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Lyft was allegedly rebuffed by investors over the summer (they apparently tried to raise another round once Uber raised their 1B round).

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The damage Holmes inflicted — the malleable and unprincipled standard of censorship he drafted — was not thoroughly rebuffed until a half-century later.

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Requests to contact the researchers were rebuffed and their current location is unknown.

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Iraq sought to cooperate with the US against Al Qaeda, but were rebuffed.

Quote examples

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In an ideal world, anyone trying to dazzle students with e^(i*pi) should immediately be rebuffed with the demand: "define complex exponentiation".

2

She's rebuffed by the $ and time investment for a single song ("unknown website, takes time to create an account, multiply by times she wants to buy a song).

3

He titled his book The Skeptical Environmentalist and everyone got the message, without reading the book, that he was a climate-change skeptic -- and for the most part labeled him as an "enemy" and rebuffed him.

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Even something as simple as loading the dishwasher is demotivating to me if my wife insists I load it "like she would." So for me if I'm not doing well I ask "Am I not taking ownership here of this outcome?" And if the answer is yes I need to figure out if its because I've tried and been rebuffed (suggests changing jobs) or I've not really tried (suggests changing my own behavior).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use rebuffed in a sentence?

Seems more like AtScript was an 'embrace extend' attempt on TypeScript, which has been somewhat rebuffed...

What does rebuffed mean?

(transitive) To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.

What part of speech is rebuffed?

rebuffed is commonly used as verb.