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1. (v.t.) repulse
to drive back; repel.
2. repulse
to repel with denial; refuse or reject.
3. repulse
to cause feelings of repulsion in; disgust.
4. (n.) repulse
the act of repelling.
5. repulse
a refusal or rejection.
6. repulse
the fact of being repelled, as in hostile encounter.
Etymology: (1375–1425; < L repulsus, ptp. of repellere to repel)
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| Definition of 'repulse' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) rebuff, snub, repulse
an instance of driving away or warding off
2. (verb) repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back
force or drive back
"repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
3. (verb) repel, repulse
be repellent to; cause aversion in
4. (verb) repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
cause to move back by force or influence
"repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
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| Definition of 'repulse' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) repulse
the act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back
2. (noun) repulse
figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure
3. (verb) repulse
to repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy
4. (verb) repulse
to repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer
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Sense: to repel (an enemy).
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 Afrikaans: terugstoot |
 Arabic: يَصُد، يَرُد |
 Bulgarian: отблъсквам |
 Brazilian: repelir |
 Czech: odrazit |
 German: zurückschlagen |
 Danish: slå tilbage |
 Greek: αποκρούω |
 Spanish: rechazar |
 Estonian: tõrjuma |
 Farsi: عقب راندن دشمن |
 Finnish: torjua |
 French: repousser |
 Hebrew: לַהֲדוֹף |
 Hindi: हटा देना |
 Croatian: suzbiti |
 Hungarian: visszaver |
 Indonesian: mengusir |
 Icelandic: hrekja aftur |
 Italian: respingere |
 Japanese: 撃退する |
 Korean: 격퇴하다 |
 Lithuanian: atremti |
 Latvian: atsist; atvairīt |
 Malay: melawan |
 Dutch: terugdrijven |
 Norwegian: slå/drive tilbake |
 Polish: odeprzeć |
 Persian: عقب راندن دشمن |
 Pashto: پورى وهل، په څټ كول رټل، |
 Portuguese: repelir |
 Romanian: a respinge |
 Russian: отражать |
 Slovak: odraziť |
 Slovenian: odbiti |
 Serbian: odbiti |
 Swedish: driva tillbaka |
 Thai: ขับไล่ |
 Turkish: püskürtmek |
 Taiwanese: 擊退 |
 Ukrainian: відбивати |
 Urdu: پیچھے دھکیلنا |
 Vietnamese: đánh lui |
 Chinese: 击退 |
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