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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•pulse /rɪˈpʌls/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -pulsed, -puls•ing. - to drive back;
repel:The squadron repulsed the next assault on the carrier. - to refuse or reject:She repulsed all his attempts at friendliness.
- to cause feelings of disgust in:The slaughter repulsed him.
See -puls-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•pulse (ri puls′),USA pronunciation v., -pulsed, -puls•ing, n. v.t. - to drive back;
repel:to repulse an assailant. - to repel with denial, discourtesy, or the like;
refuse or reject. - to cause feelings of repulsion in:The scenes of violence in the film may repulse some viewers.
n. - the act of repelling.
- the fact of being repelled, as in hostile encounter.
- a refusal or rejection.
- Latin repulsus, past participle of repellere to repel
- late Middle English 1375–1425
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rebuff, spurn, shun, snub.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: repulse /rɪˈpʌls/ vb (transitive)- to drive back or ward off (an attacking force); repel; rebuff
- to reject with coldness or discourtesy: she repulsed his advances
- to produce a feeling of aversion or distaste
n - the act or an instance of driving back or warding off; rebuff
- a cold discourteous rejection or refusal
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin repellere to drive back, repelreˈpulser n USAGE
Some people think that the use of repulse in sentences such as he was repulsed by what he saw is incorrect and that the correct word is repel |