Repulse

Quick meaning: Repulse is a verb meaning (transitive) To repel or drive back.

Meaning

(transitive) To repel or drive back.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To reject or rebuff.
2. (transitive) To cause revulsion in; to repel.
3. The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
4. Refusal, rejection or repulsion.

Example Sentences

to repulse a suitor

The smell of rotting food repulsed me.

to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy

I find your conduct reprehensible, disgusting, and it repulses me, the way a mongoose repulses a snake.

Word Forms

• repulses
• repulsing
• repulsed

Synonyms for repulse

Depending on context, synonyms include drive, snub, repel, rebuff, drive off, push back.

Antonyms for repulse

Common opposites include appeal, pull, pull in, attract.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include repel, rebuff, drive off, drive, push back, snub.

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