repulse
to cause feelings of repulsion in: The scenes of violence in the film may repulse some viewers.
Origin of repulse
1Other words for repulse
Other words from repulse
- re·puls·er, noun
- un·re·pulsed, adjective
- un·re·puls·ing, adjective
Words Nearby repulse
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How to use repulse in a sentence
How did warring, factionalized city-states on the edge of the known world repulse the first superpower?
And if I were Christie, a song like "41 Shots" would repulse me.
The repulse Isles are of small size; they are surrounded by rocks, which do not extend more than a quarter of a mile from them.
Gwynne was not in the humor to repulse anybody, and assured her that she really made him feel that he had returned to his home.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThe three men leaped to their feet, and seizing their arms, prepared bravely to repulse the enemies who attacked them so suddenly.
The Border Rifles | Gustave Aimard
Her repulse was a mortal offence: small minds never forget, much less pardon a rebuke to their vanity, and he inly swore revenge.
Alone | Marion HarlandIn a sortie Bohemond the crafty and brave was wounded; Tancred's and Godfrey's valor ended in repulse.
God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
British Dictionary definitions for repulse
/ (rɪˈpʌls) /
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
the act or an instance of driving back or warding off; rebuff
a cold discourteous rejection or refusal
Origin of repulse
1usage For repulse
Derived forms of repulse
- repulser, noun
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