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Repulse

rɪˈpʌls

Repulse definitions

verb

Inflections:

repulse repulsed repulses repulsing

drive back (an attack or attacker) by force

"rioters tried to storm the Ministry but were repulsed by police"

Synonyms:
repel drive back drive away fight back fight off put to flight force back beat off beat back push back thrust back
- reject or rebuff (an approach or offer or the person making it)
  
  "she left, feeling hurt because she had been repulsed"
cause to feel intense distaste and aversion

"audiences were repulsed by the film's brutality"

Synonyms:
revolt disgust repel sicken nauseate make someone feel sick turn someone's stomach be repulsive to be extremely distasteful to make shudder be repugnant to make someone's flesh creep make someone's skin crawl make someone's gorge rise offend horrify

noun

Inflections:

repulse repulses

the action of driving back an attack or of being driven back

"the repulse of the invaders"

Synonyms:
repelling driving back putting to flight
- a discouraging response to an offer or approach
  
  "his evasion of her scheme had been another repulse"