Both Uses of
rebuff
in
Catch-22
- He grew awkwardly into a tall, strange, dreamy boy with fragile eyes and a very delicate mouth whose tentative, groping smile collapsed instantly into hurt disorder at every fresh rebuff.†
Chpt 9 *
- 'No,' Yossarian rebuffed him harshly.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(rebuff) to reject another's help, suggestion, or approach -- typically rudely
or in a battle or fight: to drive back