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brush off
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As a verb, brush off means bar from attention or consideration. As a noun, it means a curt or disdainful rejection.
Meanings of brush off
2 meaningsverb
Bar from attention or consideration
“She dismissed his advances”
Similar: dismiss, disregard, brush aside, discount, push aside, ignore
noun
A curt or disdainful rejection
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
All synonyms for brush off →verb: bar from attention or consideration