re pulse
verb (used with object)
1.
to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
2.
to repel with denial, discourtesy, or the like; refuse or reject.
3.
to cause feelings of repulsion in: The scenes of violence in the film may repulse some viewers.
noun
4.
the act of repelling.
5.
the fact of being repelled, as in hostile encounter.
6.
a refusal or rejection.
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Related forms
re·puls·er, noun
un·re·pulsed, adjective
un·re·puls·ing, adjective
Synonyms
2. rebuff, spurn, shun, snub.
2. rebuff, spurn, shun, snub.
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repulse (rɪˈpʌls) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to drive back or ward off (an attacking force); repel; rebuff |
| 2. | to reject with coldness or discourtesy: she repulsed his advances |
| 3. | to produce a feeling of aversion or distaste |
| —n | |
| 4. | the act or an instance of driving back or warding off; rebuff |
| 5. | a cold discourteous rejection or refusal |
| [C16: from Latin repellere to drive back, | |
| usage Some people think that the use of repulse in sentences such as he was repulsed by what he saw is incorrect and that the correct word is repel | |
| re'pulser | |
| —n | |
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