repulse[verb]Synonyms:- drive back, beat off, fight off, rebuff, repel, ward off
- rebuff, refuse, reject, snub, spurn, turn down
Antonyms: captivate
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
re‧pulse /rɪˈpʌls/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of repellere; ⇒ repel]
1. if something or someone repulses you, you think that they are extremely unpleasant
Synonym : disgust:
The very thought of his cold clammy hands repulsed me.2. to fight someone and successfully stop their attack on you:
Government troops repulsed an attack by rebel forces.3. to refuse an offer of friendship or help in a way that is rude
—repulse noun [singular] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲