brush-offs
Curt social rejections
Brush-offs are dismissive rejections or rebuffs—instances of being brushed off.
The term implies someone was seeking attention, help, or connection and was curtly denied: I kept getting brush-offs from the customer service department.
The plural suggests repeated or multiple instances of being dismissed.
Act of escaping detection
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- duckingBending to avoid impact
skirting · ignoring · distancing · deflection · ghosting · blanking · overlooking · tuning out
Cold or unfriendly manner
- icinessExtreme coldness, literal or emotional
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
- chillinessMild cold sensation
- coolnessCalm self-possession
standoffishness · unfriendliness · stiffness · formality · reserve · remoteness · detachment · distance
Absence of feeling
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
- disregardWillful lack of attention
dismissiveness · unresponsiveness · impassivity · insensitivity · dispassion · inattention · neglect · carelessness
Intentional social rejections
- rebuffsRejects bluntly or dismissively
- rejectionsFormal refusals given
- spurnsRejects with disdain
- cold shouldersIntentional chilly treatment
knock-backs · slights · disregards · put-downs · thumbs-down · nixes · vetoes · refusals
evasion
Act of escaping detection
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
ducking · skirting · ignoring · distancing · deflection · ghosting · blanking · overlooking · tuning out · looking through
frostiness
Cold or unfriendly manner
- icinessExtreme coldness, literal or emotional
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
- chillinessMild cold sensation
coolness · standoffishness · unfriendliness · stiffness · formality · reserve · remoteness · detachment · distance · impersonality
apathy
Absence of feeling
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
disregard · dismissiveness · unresponsiveness · impassivity · insensitivity · dispassion · inattention · neglect · carelessness · shrugs
snubs
Intentional social rejections
- rebuffsRejects bluntly or dismissively
- rejectionsFormal refusals given
- spurnsRejects with disdain
cold shoulders · knock-backs · slights · disregards · put-downs · thumbs-down · nixes · vetoes · refusals · denials
- mockerymockery, ridiculing, jeers, jeering, jibes
- runaroundsexcuses, stalling, avoidance, deflection, misdirection
- rudenessrude, discourtesy, impolite, rudeness, disrespect
brush-offsembraces
Holds lovingly, or adopts
open arms · acceptances · invitations · acknowledgments · inclusions
brush-offsfull attention
Total mental engagement
attentiveness · active listening · undivided attention · rapt attention · follow-ups
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