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View usage for: (rɪpʌls) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense repulses, present participle repulsing, past tense, past participle repulsed1. verb [usually passive]If you are repulsed by something, you think that it is horrible and disgusting and you want to avoid it. Evil has charisma. Though people are repulsed by it, they also are drawn to its power. [be VERB-ed] 2. verbIf an army or other group repulses a group of people, they drive it back using force. The armed forces were prepared to repulse any attacks. [VERB noun] Synonyms: drive back, check, defeat, fight off More Synonyms of repulse More Synonyms of repulse repulse in British English (rɪˈpʌls) verb (transitive)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 noun4. the act or an instance of driving back or warding off; rebuff 5. a cold discourteous rejection or refusal ▶ 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 repelDerived forms repulser (reˈpulser) noun Word origin C16: from Latin repellere to drive back, repelrepulse in American English (rɪˈpʌls) verb transitiveWord forms: reˈpulsed or reˈpulsing1. to drive back; repel, as an attack 2. to repel with discourtesy, coldness, indifference, etc.; refuse, reject, or rebuff 3. to be repulsive, or disgusting, to noun4. a repelling or being repelled 5. a refusal, rejection, or rebuff Word origin < L repulsus, pp. of repellere, repel Examples of 'repulse' in a sentencerepulse Definition to be disgusting to The thought of it repulsed me. Synonyms put off gross out (US, slang) fill with loathing Definition to drive (an army) back The army were prepared to repulse any attack. Synonyms drive back check fight off rebuff ward off beat off throw back Definition to reject with coldness or discourtesy She repulsed him with undisguised venom. Synonyms turn down disregard give the cold shoulder to Definition a driving back the repulse of invaders in 1785 Definition a cold discourteous rejection or refusal If he meets with a repulse he will not be cast down. Synonyms snub spurning knock-back (slang) cold shoulder kick in the teeth (slang) the (old) heave-ho (informal) Usage noteSome 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.Additional synonymsDefinition to refuse or reject with disdain a political leader who disdained the compromises of politics Synonyms scorn, reject, despise, slight, disregard, spurn, undervalue, deride, look down on, belittle, sneer at, pooh-pooh, contemn, look down your nose at (informal), misprize Synonyms snub, slight, despise, disdain, disparage, brush off (slang), cold-shoulder, send to Coventry, contemnDefinition to arouse feelings of disgust in (someone) The smell of sardines nauseates me. I don't understand why people like them. Synonyms disgust, offend, horrify, revolt, repel, repulse, gross out (slang) - repudiation
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Additional synonymsDefinition to be disagreeable to The smell of smoke offends me. Synonyms disgust, revolt, turn (someone) off (informal), put off, sicken, repel, repulse, nauseate, gross out (slang), make (someone) sick, turn someone's stomach, be disagreeable to, fill with loathing Definition to snub and reject an offer or suggestion After the argument he rebuffed all their invitations. Synonyms reject, decline, refuse, turn down, cut (informal), check, deny, resist, slight, discourage, put off, snub, spurn, knock back (slang), brush off (slang), repulse, cold-shoulder Definition a blunt refusal The results of the poll dealt a humiliating rebuff to Mr Jones. Synonyms rejection, defeat, snub, knock-back, check, opposition, slight, refusal, denial, brush-off (slang), repulse, thumbs down, cold shoulder, slap in the face (informal), kick in the teeth (slang), discouragement, the (old) heave-ho (informal) Definition the act of refusing a refusal of planning permission Synonyms rejection, denial, defiance, rebuff, knock-back (slang), thumbs down, repudiation, kick in the teeth (slang), negation, noDefinition to decline to accept (something offered) I could hardly refuse his invitation. Synonyms decline, reject, turn down, scorn, spurn, say no to, repudiateDefinition to cause (someone) to feel disgusted excitement which frightened and repelled her Synonyms disgust, offend, revolt, sicken, nauseate, put you off, make you sick, gross you out (US, slang), turn you off (informal), make you shudder, turn your stomach, give you the creeps (informal) Definition to be effective in keeping away or controlling troops ready to repel an attack Synonyms drive off, fight, refuse, check, decline, reject, oppose, resist, confront, parry, hold off, rebuff, ward off, beat off, repulse, keep at arm's length, put to flight Definition to cause to feel disgust He entirely revolts me. Synonyms disgust, offend, turn off (informal), sicken, repel, repulse, nauseate, gross out (slang), shock, turn your stomach, make your flesh creep, give you the creeps (informal) Definition to make (someone) feel nauseated or disgusted What he saw there sickened him, despite years of police work. Synonyms disgust, revolt, nauseate, repel, gross out (slang), turn your stomach, make your gorge rise Definition to insult (someone) deliberately He snubbed her in public and made her feel an idiot. Synonyms insult, slight, put down, humiliate, cut (informal), shame, humble, rebuff, mortify, cold-shoulder, blank (informal), kick in the teeth (slang), give (someone) the cold shoulder, give (someone) the brush-off (slang), cut dead (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition to reject (a person or thing) with contempt a spurned lover Synonyms reject, slight, scorn, rebuff, put down, snub, disregard, despise, disdain, repulse, cold-shoulder, kick in the teeth (slang), turn your nose up at (informal), contemn (formal) The true facts will turn your stomach. Synonyms sicken, disgust, revolt, repel, nauseate, gross out (US, slang), make your gorge rise |