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repulse
/ ɪˈʌ /
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
noun
the act or an instance of driving back or warding off; rebuff
a cold discourteous rejection or refusal
Usage
Other Word Forms
- repulser noun
- unrepulsed adjective
- unrepulsing adjective
- ˈܱ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of repulse1
Example Sentences
Initially repulsed by her new housemate, a closer relationship gradually develops between the two women.
It was sometime in my late 20s that I felt a shift, repulsed by my collection of what I had increasingly decided was just a bunch of s— I needed out of my house.
Now he dresses as if he looks in his closet, asks what would most repulse women, and throws that on to speak in public.
Upon stepping into the clubhouse, Steinbrenner was repulsed by the long hair, mutton chops and flowing mustaches then associated with hippies and the anti-establishment movement.
Hezbollah reported clashing with Israeli troops just over the Lebanese side of the border near the villages of Odaisseh and Maroun Al-Ras, saying its fighters “repulsed” an infantry unit after “inflicting losses.”
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