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List of meaning for repulse

to repel or drive back

rebuff, snub, repulse(verb)

an instance of driving away or warding off

repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back(verb)

force or drive back

"repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"

repel, repulse(verb)

be repellent to; cause aversion in

repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back(verb)

cause to move back by force or influence

"repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"

treatment that is deliberately unfriendly

the waiter's incredibly rude repulse of our polite request for a better table—one that wasn't right next to the kitchen—prompted us to walk out

to cause to feel disgust

the smell of that town's paper mill totally repulses me

to drive back

the defense repeatedly repulsed all of the offense's attempts to move the ball forward, keeping them firmly planted on the 20-yard line

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