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   repulse

   /rɪˈpʌls/

   verb

   • 1. drive back (an attack or attacker) by force: "rioters tried to storm the Ministry but were repulsed by police" Similar repeldrive backdrive awayfight backfight offput to flightforce backbeat offbeat backpush backthrust backward offhold offstave offfend offfoilcheckfrustratesee offinformal:send packingarchaic:rebut
   • ▪ reject or rebuff (an approach or offer or the person making it): "she left, feeling hurt because she had been repulsed" Similar rebuffrejectspurnsnubdisdaingive someone the cold shouldercold-shoulderinformal:give someone the brush-offfreeze outstiff-armknock backgive someone the bum's rushgive someone the brushsnoutinformal, dated:give someone the go-byrejectturn downrefusedeclinesay no toinformal:give the thumbs down toOpposite welcomeaccept
   • 2. cause to feel intense distaste and aversion: "audiences were repulsed by the film's brutality" Similar revoltdisgustrepelsickennauseatemake someone feel sickturn someone's stomachbe repulsive tobe extremely distasteful tomake shudderbe repugnant tomake someone's flesh creepmake someone's skin crawlmake someone's gorge riseoffendhorrifyinformal:turn offgive someone the creepsmake someone want to throw upgross outOpposite delight

   noun

   • 1. the action of driving back an attack or of being driven back: "the repulse of the invaders" Similar repellingdriving backputting to flightwarding offholding offdefeatcheckfoilingfrustrationrare:repulsion
   • ▪ a discouraging response to an offer or approach: "his evasion of her scheme had been another repulse" Similar rebuffrejectionsnubslightrepudiationspurningcold-shoulderingdiscouragementinformal:brush-offknock-backkick in the teethslap/smack in the facesmack in the eye

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin repuls- ‘driven back’, from the verb repellere (see repel).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREPULSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   REPULSE definition: 1. to push away or refuse something or someone unwanted, especially to successfully stop a physical…. Learn more.

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   noun. 1. : rebuff, rejection. 2. : the action of repelling an attacker : the fact of being repelled. Synonyms. Verb. disgust. gross out. nauseate. put off. repel. revolt. sicken. turn off. Noun. brush-off.

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   to push away or refuse something or someone unwanted, especially to successfully stop a physical attack against you: The enemy attack was quickly repulsed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Responding to an attack. beat someone off. beat someone/something back. capitulate. combat patrol. counter-assault. counterattack. countercharge.

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   verb. to drive back or ward off (an attacking force); repel; rebuff. to reject with coldness or discourtesy. she repulsed his advances. to produce a feeling of aversion or distaste.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREPULSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Definition of 'repulse' repulse. (rɪpʌls ) Word forms: repulses , repulsing , repulsed. 1. verb [usually passive] If you are repulsed by something, you think that it is horrible and disgusting and you want to avoid it. Evil has charisma. Though people are repulsed by it, they also are drawn to its power. [be VERB -ed] 2. verb.

7. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › repulserepulse - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Aug 18, 2024 · repulse (third-person singular simple present repulses, present participle repulsing, simple past and past participle repulsed) To repel or drive back. to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrepulse verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of repulse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed: the repulse of an attack. 2. Rejection; refusal: a repulse of a would-be lover's advances. [Middle English repulsen, from Latin repellere, repuls-; see repel.] re·puls′er n.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREPULSE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    REPULSE meaning: 1. If someone or something repulses you, you think they are extremely unpleasant: 2. to…. Learn more.

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    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun repulse mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun repulse, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the noun repulse?