REPULSE

rebuff, snub, repulse

(noun) 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, 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

repulse (third-person singular simple present repulses, present participle repulsing, simple past and past participle repulsed)

(transitive) To repel or drive back.

(transitive) To reject or rebuff.

(transitive) To cause revulsion in.

Noun

repulse (plural repulses)

the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed

refusal, rejection or repulsion

Anagrams

• Slurpee, pelures, perules

Source: Wiktionary

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Re*pulse" (r-pls"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repulsed (-plst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repulsing.] Etym: [L. repulsus, p. p. of repellere. See Repel.]

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.

Re*pulse", n. Etym: [L. repulsa, fr. repellere, repulsum.]

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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