repulse

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Synonyms: revulse, depulse

Antonyms: revulse, depulse

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Verb

1. To repel or drive back.
   • to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy
2. To reject or rebuff.
   • to repulse a suitor
3. To cause revulsion in; to repel.
   • The smell of rotting food repulsed me.
   • I find your conduct reprehensible, disgusting, and it repulses me, the way a mongoose repulses a snake.

Noun

1. The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
2. Refusal, rejection or repulsion.

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