Repulse

English

Verb

Repulse (third-person singular simple present repulses, present participle repulsing, simple past and past participle repulsed)

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

Noun

Repulse (plural Repulses)

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 Latin repellere (“to drive back”) < re- (“back”) + pellere (“to drive”).

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.

Translations

Verb

to repel or drive back

to reject or rebuff

Finnish: torjua (fi)

to cause revulsion

Finnish: inhottaa (fi)

Spanish: repulsar (es)

External links

• Repulse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Repulse in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• Repulse at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Slurpee

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Italian

Verb

repulse

1. third-person singular past historic of repellere

Noun

repulse f.

1. Plural of repulso

Anagrams

• preluse
• presule

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Latin

Participle

repulse

1. vocative masculine singular of repulsus