Meaning

2 senses

  1. The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.

  2. Refusal, rejection or repulsion.

More definitions
  • an instance of driving away or warding off

Examples

35 sentences

  1. Tom said that he felt repulsed.

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  2. You felt repulsed, didn't you?

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  3. Tom said he felt repulsed.

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  4. She repulses him.

    ruОн вызывает у неё отвращение. — marafon

    deSie weist ihn zurück. — Dejo

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  5. Tom felt repulsed.

    deTom fühlte sich zurückgestoßen. — Felixjp

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English repulse, borrowed from Old French repulse, from Latin repuls

Inherited from Middle English repulse, borrowed from Old French repulse, from Latin repulsa (petītiō), from repellō.

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Forms

plural: repulses
Singularrepulse
Pluralrepulses

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an instance of driving away or warding off:rebuffsnub

Word family

5 related words
RelatedrepelC1pulseB2repellentrepulsionrepulsive

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
repudiaterepugnantrepulsiverepurposereputablereputationB1
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