repulse — Diccionario de inglés

Verbo

1. To repel or drive back.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Ejemplos

   to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy

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   If we fail to repulse the enemy within the gates--unemployment, poverty, disorganized agriculture and the like--from whence may we expect the united strength and clear purpose to repulse any outside force?

2. To reject or rebuff.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Ejemplos

   to repulse a suitor

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   At the end of a week, she could bear the suspense no longer, and so went humbly to her old home and sought forgiveness. She was not repulsed, but her reception was cold; and this hurt her almost as badly.

3. To cause revulsion in; to repel.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Ejemplos

   The smell of rotting food repulsed me.

   I find your conduct reprehensible, disgusting, and it repulses me, the way a mongoose repulses a snake.

Sustantivo

1. The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.

2. Refusal, rejection or repulsion.

Sustantivo

1. an instance of driving away or warding off

   Sinónimos

   rebuffsnub

   Términos más generales

   rejection

Verbo

1. force or drive back

   Sinónimos

   repelfight offrebuffdrive back

   Términos más generales

   fightopposefight backfight downdefend

   Ejemplos

   repel the attacker

   fight off the onslaught

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   rebuff the attack

2. be repellent to; cause aversion in

   Sinónimos

   repel

   Términos más generales

   displease

3. cause to move back by force or influence

   Sinónimos

   repeldriveforce backpush backbeat back

   Términos más generales

   pushforce

   Ejemplos

   repel the enemy

   push back the urge to smoke

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   beat back the invaders