rebuff

Noun

• an instance of driving away or warding off

• a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

Verb

• force or drive back
  • repel the attacker
    
  • fight off the onslaught
    
  • rebuff the attack
    

• reject outright and bluntly
  • She snubbed his proposal
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  snub , repulse , slight , repel , fight off , drive back