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Definition of rebuff : 1. Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.
2. Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.
3. To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.

Synonyms:

drive, cut, revolt, push back, disgust, cold shoulder, drive back, ignore, fight off, slight, accept, go-by, disregard, gross out, force back, beat back, brush off

contradiction, suppression, adversary, conflict, repression, fight, impediment, counterattack, obstruction, disagreement, opposition, confrontation, friction, counteraction, antagonism, inhibition, hindrance, objection, obstinacy, protest, interference, defiance, repulsion, challenge, dispute, resistance

disagree, oppose, meddle, impede, antagonize, object, intercept, hinder, counteract, counter, repulse, repel, obstruct, suppress, confront, cross, inhibit, defy, oppress, resist, repress, contradict, check, interfere

bounce, backfire, recoil, kickback, rebound, repercussion, backlash, boomerang, ricochet

reprimand, reject, snub, spurn, refusal, rejection, rebuke, insult

stand firm, stand fast, withstand

Usage examples:

• In the very same place where, on an evening never to be forgotten, he had received the first sharp rebuff from Barbara, she now confessed her guilt to him- he doubtless noticed it. - "The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers", Georg Ebers.
• If you are turned down don't get disheartened; on the contrary, let the rebuff act as a stimulant to further effort. - "How to Speak and Write Correctly", Joseph Devlin.
• Thus they conversed, and the Countess too took part, now sensible, now confused; Klaus Heinrich took considerable pains not to rebuff or chill her by his manner, and addressed her as " Frau Meier" whenever she appeared to think it necessary for her protection against the plots of the wicked women. - "Royal Highness", Thomas Mann.