Repulse

Verb

 * 1) to repel or drive back
 * 2) to reject or rebuff
 * 3) to cause revulsion

Noun

 * 1) the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed
 * 2) refusal, rejection or repulsion

Related terms

 * repel
 * repellent
 * repulsion
 * repulsive

Adjectives for Repulse
virtual; bloody; severe; brisk; complete.

Verbs for Repulse
encounter—; —abduces; —chases; —dashes; —dispels; —hurtles;  —impedes;  —impinges; —jerks; —jogs; —prods; —pushes; —resounds; —slaps; —spurs on.

Adverbs for Repulse
briskly; stoutly; stalwartly; successfully; sharply; readily; unceremoniously; severely; violently.

Thesaurus
abjuration, abjure, abjurement, backfire, backlash, backlashing, bafflement, balk, be proof against, bear up, bear up against, beat back, beat off, block, boomerang, bounce, bound, brush aside, brush off, brush-off, carom, challenge, chase, chase away, chase off, check, checkmate, chuck, chuck out, chucking, chucking out, cold shoulder, cold-shoulder, combative reaction, complaint, confusion, contemn, contempt, contradict, contradiction, contrecoup, counter, counteraction, cut, cut direct, declination, decline, declining, defiance, defy, demur, denial, deny, despisal, despise, despising, disapproval, disapprove, discard, disclaim, disclamation, discomfiture, discount, discounting, disdain, dismiss, dismissal, disown, disownment, dispute, disregard, dissent, dissentience, drive away, drive back, endure, except, exception, exclude, exclusion, fend, fend off, flat refusal, foil, forswear, fractiousness, frustration, high-hat, hinder, hold at bay, hold off, hold out, hold up, humiliation, ignore, ignoring, keep at bay, keep off, kick, kickback, nauseate, negativism, nonacceptance, nonapproval, nonconsideration, noncooperation, not receive, objection, obstinacy, obstruct, opposition, pack off, parry, pass by, pass up, passing by, passive resistance, point-blank refusal, protest, push aside, push back, put back, putting away, putting out, reaction, rebound, rebuff, rebut, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, recalcitration, recant, recantation, recoil, refractoriness, refusal, refuse, refuse to consider, refuse to receive, reject, rejection, reluct, reluctance, remonstrance, renitence, renitency, renounce, renouncement, repel, repellence, repellency, repercussion, repudiate, repudiation, repulsion, resilience, resist, resistance, reversal, reverse, revolt, ricochet, rout, scout, scouting, send away, send off, send packing, setback, short shrift, shove away, sicken, slight, sneer, sniff, snort, snub, spring, spurn, spurning, stand, stand up, stave off, stop, summary negative, the cold shoulder, the go-by, throw away, throw out, throwing out, thrust back, turn aside, turn away, turn away from, turn back, turn down, turn out, turning out, uncooperativeness, upstage, waive, ward off, withstand, withstanding

Etymology
From repellere: < re-: + pellere:.

For spelling, as in pulse:, the -e (on -lse) is so the end is pronounced /ls/, rather than /lz/ as in pulls:, and does not change the vowel (‘u’). Compare else:, false:, convulse:.

Verb

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 * Finnish:


 * Spanish: repulsar

Anagrams

 * Slurpee

Verb
repulse



Noun
repulse


 * 1) Plural of repulso

Anagrams

 * preluse
 * presule