Deborah Tannen

Women as mothers grapple with corresponding contradictions. The adoration they feel for their grown daughters, mixed with the sense of responsibility for their well-being, can be overwhelming, matched only by the hurt they feel when their attempts to help or just stay connected are rebuffed or even excoriated as criticism or devilish interference.

American Sociologist

Paul Merton

I was never one to go up to someone as a five- or six-year-old and say, 'Hello, my name's Paul, will you be my friend?' But I found if I did an impression of the PE teacher or whatever and people laughed, then they did like me, and so then they started talking to me, rather than me making the initial overture and then maybe being rebuffed.

British Comedian

Jeff Greenfield

In the post-Watergate atmosphere of 1975 and 1976, the just-plain-folks personalities of both Ford and Carter seemed the perfect antidote to Nixon's arrogant, isolated presidency. But as alert history-minded readers know, Ford and Carter were both rebuffed by voters in their efforts to hold on to the presidency.

American Journalist

Eric Holder

I grew up in the Justice Department. I served 12 years as a line lawyer in the public integrity section. This department under me will not have any kind of political interference. I will not allow political interference in the Justice Department. Those who might attempt to do that will be rebuffed.

American Public Servant

John Sherman Cooper

There was no testimony of conspiracy - Oswald's efforts to get in touch with the Soviets and with the Cuban Fair Play groups in New York were rebuffed, rebuffed at every step.

American Politician

Bernard Pivot

People who do not speak our language very well do complain of feeling rebuffed by French people, who can sometimes be impatient, or even intolerant.

French Journalist

Vivek

I have been getting proposals to play the lead from a long time but I rebuffed those offers. I wanted to work in a storyline that has scope for me.

Indian Actor

George A. Smith

Yet none use their words more recklessly than the strong, who have not been sobered by the rebuffs and uncertainties of life.

American Clergyman

Anne Roiphe

I am not a perfect friend, and it is impossible not to rebuff or be rebuffed if you move about the world.

Journalist

Mark Ruffalo

I was bartending for a long time and going on auditions and was constantly being rebuffed.

American Actor

Rebuff implies a negative emotion, suggesting hurt feelings or insult.

Negative Feeling

A rebuff is more forceful and final than a gentle refusal or mere disagreement.

Strong Refusal

A rebuff may be perceived as disrespectful or embarrassing in public situations.

Public Perception

When rebuffing, the tone is often unfriendly and can be perceived as rude.

Unfriendly Tone

A rebuff usually indicates a final decision, not open to further discussion.

Final Decision

Rebuffing someone can damage or end a relationship, signaling a serious breach.

Relationship Impact

 to fight this scourge. And not surprisingly, this was a group of men, of Tawahkan mosquito men who went to challenge some traffickers who were clearing land very close to their territories and they were rebuffed with AK-47s and M-16s. So, leaders are threatened if they speak out, there was literally no one in the region to witness this process.

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 But Persephone rebuffed the god’s advances and refused food. As she longed for her mother’s company, her friends’ laughter, and the sun’s warmth, Persephone grew colder and lonelier. And she was starving.