Rebuff in Malayalam
A rebuff is തിരിച്ചടി (thirichadi), literally a return blow, from the words for turning back and striking. It is the word for a setback, a counterblow and a political drubbing. The ch is soft and the d retroflex.
Most common translation
Set back, rebuff, retaliation, counter blast.
വ്യാപാരത്തിൽ അവന് വലിയ തിരിച്ചടി ഉണ്ടായി
vyaparathil avanu valiya thirichadi undayi
He had a big setback in business.
All Malayalam words for “rebuff”
- തിരിച്ചടി (thirichadi) — Set back, rebuff, retaliation, counter blast.
- പ്രത്യാഘാതം (prathyaghatham) — Rebuff, set-back, reaction, repercussion.
- വിപര്യയം (viparyayam) — Reverse, rebuff, contrariety, hazard, change, calamity, setback.
പ്രത്യാഘാതം (prathyaghatham) is the more formal repercussion or backlash, and വിപര്യയം (viparyayam) is reversal and calamity in a broader sense, so thirichadi is the one that keeps the sting of a rebuff.
Common questions
How do you say rebuff in Malayalam?
തിരിച്ചടി (thirichadi), a rebuff, setback or counterblow.
How do you say the party suffered a setback?
Election reporting uses thirichadi for exactly that, with the verb for receiving or suffering.