Rebuff
Rebuff (re*buf") , noun
[Italian ribuffo, akin to ribuffare to repulse; pref. ri- (Latin re-) + buffo puff. Compare Buff to strike, Buffet a blow.]
1.
Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.
The strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud.
2.
Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.
Rebuff (re*buft") , transitive verb
To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.