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re·pulse
 repulse
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- pronunciation:
- rih
puhls
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
repulses, repulsing, repulsed |
| definition 1: |
to force backward or repel (an attack or the like).
The army repulsed the enemy after two days of fighting.- synonyms:
- repel
- antonyms:
- attract
- similar words:
- defeat, overpower, overwhelm
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| definition 2: |
to reject coldly or rudely.
The proud old man repulsed all offers of aid.- synonyms:
- rebuff, spurn
- similar words:
- contemn, deny, disdain, reject, repel, scorn, shun, snub
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| related words: |
disgust, fight, refuse, reject, rout, snub |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of forcing back, or a forced retreat.
- similar words:
- retreat
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| definition 2: |
a cold or rude rejection; rebuff.
- synonyms:
- rebuff, spurn
- similar words:
- brush-off, cold shoulder, denial, rejection, repudiation, slight, snub
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| derivation: |
repulser (n.) |
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