rebuff, snub, repel
(verb) reject outright and bluntly; “She snubbed his proposal”
repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back
(verb) force or drive back; “repel the attacker”; “fight off the onslaught”; “rebuff the attack”
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”
repel, repulse
(verb) be repellent to; cause aversion in
disgust, gross out, revolt, repel
(verb) fill with distaste; “This spoilt food disgusts me”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
repel (third-person singular simple present repels, present participle repelling, simple past and past participle repelled)
(transitive, now rare) To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc. [from 15th c.]
(transitive) To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.). [from 15th c.]
(transitive) To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.). [from 15th c.]
(transitive) To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.). [from 15th c.]
(transitive, physics) To force away by means of a repulsive force. [from 17th c.]
(transitive) To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust. [from 18th c.]
(transitive, sports) To save (a shot).
• (nonstandard, rare) withdrive
• attract
• Epler, leper
Source: Wiktionary
Re**pel" (r-pl"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repelled (-pld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repelling.] Etym: [L. repellere, repulsum; pref. re- re- + pellere to drive. See Pulse a beating, and cf. Repulse, Repeal.]
1. To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant. Hippomedon repelled the hostile tide. Pope. They repelled each other strongly, and yet attracted each other strongly. Macaulay.
2. To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument. [He] gently repelled their entreaties. Hawthorne.
Syn.
– Tu repulse; resist; oppose; reject; refuse.
Re*pel", v. i.
Definition: To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
