Collocations for rebuff - noun

harsh, sharp, stinging | humiliating

meet (sth) with, receive, suffer
Her efforts were met with a sharp rebuff.

risk
My father was too proud to risk a rebuff, so he simply did not ask her.

expect
He avoided speaking to her, expecting a rebuff.

accept | ignore

(in) a ~ to
In a rebuff to the president, Congress voted against the bill.

~ from
She suffered a rebuff from her manager when she raised the matter.