Thesaurus: repulse

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1. v. t. To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy.
2. v. t. To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer.
3. n. The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back.
4. n. Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure.
5. n. an instance of driving away or warding off
6. v. force or drive back
7. v. be repellent to; cause aversion in
8. v. cause to move back by force or influence
9. 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. 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.
10. v:100 n an instance of driving away or warding off v force or drive back v be repellent to; cause aversion in v cause to move back by force or influence