repulse
verb (used with object)
to drive back; repel.
repulsed
Example Sentences
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Emma Little-Pengelly said that people who worked alongside Donaldson over the past 20 years are "floored, shocked and utterly repulsed".
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Elizabeth is also the conscience of the piece, befriending the Creature and being alternately attracted to Victor and repulsed by what she sees as his moral degeneracy—never mind his abdication of parental responsibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
There were those repulsed by the kind of language parodied in these books, and those who forced everyone else to speak this way.
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2025
It captured Lalibela, famous for its rock-hewn churches, and Gondar, the second-biggest city in Amhara, for several days in August before being repulsed.
From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2023
I move toward them, and they put their hands up, signaling me to stay away, as if they’re repulsed at the very thought of touching me.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
