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repulse verb (repulsed, repulsing) 1 to drive or force back (an enemy, attacking force, etc). 2 to reject (someone's offer of help, kindness, etc) with coldness and discourtesy; to rebuff. 3 to bring on a feeling of disgust, horror or loathing in someone. noun 1 the act of repulsing or state of being repulsed. 2 a cold discourteous rejection; a rebuff. repulsion noun 1 an act or the process of forcing back or of being forced back. 2 a feeling of disgust, horror or loathing. 3 physics a force that tends to push two objects further apart, such as that between like electric charges or like magnetic poles. Opposite of attraction. repulsive adj 1 tending to repulse or drive off. 2 cold or reserved. 3 provoking a feeling of disgust, horror or loathing. 4 physics relating to, causing or being a repulsion. repulsively adverb. repulsiveness noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Latin repellere, repulsum to drive back.
repulse verb (repulsed, repulsing) 1 to drive or force back (an enemy, attacking force, etc). 2 to reject (someone's offer of help, kindness, etc) with coldness and discourtesy; to rebuff. 3 to bring on a feeling of disgust, horror or loathing in someone. noun 1 the act of repulsing or state of being repulsed. 2 a cold discourteous rejection; a rebuff. repulsion noun 1 an act or the process of forcing back or of being forced back. 2 a feeling of disgust, horror or loathing. 3 physics a force that tends to push two objects further apart, such as that between like electric charges or like magnetic poles. Opposite of attraction. repulsive adj 1 tending to repulse or drive off. 2 cold or reserved. 3 provoking a feeling of disgust, horror or loathing. 4 physics relating to, causing or being a repulsion. repulsively adverb. repulsiveness noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Latin repellere, repulsum to drive back.
repulse verb (repulsed, repulsing) 1 to drive or force back (an enemy, attacking force, etc). 2 to reject (someone's offer of help, kindness, etc) with coldness and discourtesy; to rebuff. 3 to bring on a feeling of disgust, horror or loathing in someone. noun 1 the act of repulsing or state of being repulsed. 2 a cold discourteous rejection; a rebuff. repulsion noun 1 an act or the process of forcing back or of being forced back. 2 a feeling of disgust, horror or loathing. 3 physics a force that tends to push two objects further apart, such as that between like electric charges or like magnetic poles. Opposite of attraction. repulsive adj 1 tending to repulse or drive off. 2 cold or reserved. 3 provoking a feeling of disgust, horror or loathing. 4 physics relating to, causing or being a repulsion. repulsively adverb. repulsiveness noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Latin repellere, repulsum to drive back.
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