rebuffed

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rebuffed - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Rebuff \Re*buff"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rebuffed
     (r[-e]*b[u^]ft"); p. pr. & vb. n. Rebuffing.]
     To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to
     repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.
     [1913 Webster] re-build