What does repulse mean?
Repulse means (transitive) To repel or drive back..
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/ɹɪˈpʌls/ · verb
(transitive) To repel or drive back..
to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy
If we fail to repulse the enemy within the gates--unemployment, poverty, disorganized agriculture and the like--from whence may we expect the united strength and clear purpose to repulse any outside force?
to repulse a suitor
At the end of a week, she could bear the suspense no longer, and so went humbly to her old home and sought forgiveness. She was not repulsed, but her reception was cold; and this hurt her almost as badly.
The smell of rotting food repulsed me.
I find your conduct reprehensible, disgusting, and it repulses me, the way a mongoose repulses a snake.
Use repulse when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Repulse means (transitive) To repel or drive back..
Common synonyms include drive, snub, repel, rebuff.
Possible antonyms include appeal, pull, draw in, pull in.
to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy
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