nnoun.acta deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)Synset:slight
Derivationally Related Form:slightrebuff
Hypernyms:discourtesy offence offense offensive activity
Inherited Hypernyms:rebuffdiscourtesybehavioractivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cold shouldercutsilent treatmentsnub
Full Hyponyms:silent treatmentsnub
nnoun.communicationan instance of driving away or warding offSynset:repulse snub
Derivationally Related Form:snubrepulserebuff
Hypernyms:rejection
Inherited Hypernyms:rebuffrejectionspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.communicationreject outright and bluntlySynset:repel snub
Derivationally Related Form:snubrebuff
Hypernyms:disdain freeze off pooh-pooh reject scorn spurn turn down
Inherited Hypernyms:rebuffrejectrefusereactact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.competitionforce or drive backSynset:drive back fight off repel repulse
Examples:- repel the attacker
- fight off the onslaught
- rebuff the attack
Derivationally Related Form:repulsiverepulserebuffrepulsion
Hypernyms:defend fight fight back fight down oppose
Inherited Hypernyms:repelfightcontend
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody