Defenition of the word repulse
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Defenition of the word repulse
- an instance of driving away or warding off
- cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
- be repellent to; cause aversion in
- force or drive back; "repel the attacker"
- force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
- force or drive back
- cause to move back by force or influence
Synonyms for the word repulse
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- beat back
- deter
- disgust
- drive
- drive away
- drive back
- drive off
- fight off
- force away
- force back
- hold back
- hold off
- keep at bay
- make you feel sick
- nauseate
- push back
- rebuff
- reject
- repel
- resist
- revolt
- sicken
- snub
- ward off
Similar words in the repulse
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- repulse
- repulsed
- repulses
Hyponyms for the word repulse
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- churn up
- disgust
- nauseate
- put off
- revolt
- sicken
- turn off
Hypernyms for the word repulse
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- defend
- displease
- fight
- fight back
- fight down
- force
- oppose
- push
- rejection
Antonyms for the word repulse
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- appeal
- attract
- draw
- draw in
- pull
- pull in
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