Meaning of REPULSE
| Pronunciation: | | ri'puls
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- [n] an instance of driving away or warding off
- [v] force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
- [v] cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
- [v] be repellent to; cause aversion in
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| | Synonyms: | | beat back, drive, drive back, fight off, force back, push back, rebuff, rebuff, repel, repel, repel, snub |
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| | Antonyms: | | appeal, attract, attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in | | |
| | See Also: | | churn up, defend, disgust, displease, fight, fight back, fight down, force, nauseate, oppose, piss off, push, put off, rejection, revolt, sicken, turn off | |
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\Re*pulse"\ (r?-p?ls"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repulsed}
(-p?lst"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Repulsing}.] [L. repulsus, p. p.
of repellere. See {Repel}.]
1. To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an
assault; to repulse the enemy.
Complete to have discovered and repulsed Whatever
wiles of foe or seeming friend. --Milton.
2. To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject;
to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer.
\Re*pulse"\, n. [L. repulsa, fr. repellere, repulsum.]
1. The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of
being repelled or driven back.
By fate repelled, and with repulses tired. --Denham.
He received in the repulse of Tarquin seven hurts in
the body. --Shak.
2. Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure.
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