repulse

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To repel or drive back.
2. (transitive) To reject or rebuff.
3. (transitive) To cause revulsion in; to repel.

Noun

1. The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
2. Refusal, rejection or repulsion.

Synonyms

repel

rebuff

reject

disgust

spurn

drive back

refuse

rejection

decline

ward off

dismiss

drive away

withhold

shun

disavow

beat back

relay

fight off

push back

resend

disallow

send back

chase

denial

snub

repulsion

refusal

parry

repress

disagree

emboss

turn away

dump

tool

drive

throw away

dispose

displease

condemn

nauseate

discard

check

refute

fend off

disapprove

rebuke

expel

chase away

rebut

beat off

Translations

repousser

abweisen

respingere

terugdringen

verdringen

rifiutare

abschlagen

rechazar

απωθώ

afslaan

ausschlagen

ablehnen

versagen

afwijzen

verweigern

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈpʌls/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin repulsus, from repellere (“to drive back”), from 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.