repulse — Dizionario inglese

Verbo

1. To repel or drive back.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Esempi

   to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy

   Altri esempi (1)

   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

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   Esempi

   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

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   Esempi

   The smell of rotting food repulsed me.

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

Sostantivo

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

2. Refusal, rejection or repulsion.

Sostantivo

1. an instance of driving away or warding off

   Sinonimi

   rebuffsnub

   Termini più generali

   rejection

Verbo

1. force or drive back

   Sinonimi

   repelfight offrebuffdrive back

   Termini più generali

   fightopposefight backfight downdefend

   Esempi

   repel the attacker

   fight off the onslaught

   Altri esempi (1)

   rebuff the attack

2. be repellent to; cause aversion in

   Sinonimi

   repel

   Termini più generali

   displease

3. cause to move back by force or influence

   Sinonimi

   repeldriveforce backpush backbeat back

   Termini più generali

   pushforce

   Esempi

   repel the enemy

   push back the urge to smoke

   Altri esempi (1)

   beat back the invaders