repulse — İngilizce Sözlük

Fiil

1. To repel or drive back.

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   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.

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   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.

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   The smell of rotting food repulsed me.

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

İsim

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

2. Refusal, rejection or repulsion.

İsim

1. an instance of driving away or warding off

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   rebuffsnub

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   rejection

Fiil

1. force or drive back

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   repelfight offrebuffdrive back

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   fightopposefight backfight downdefend

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   repel the attacker

   fight off the onslaught

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   rebuff the attack

2. be repellent to; cause aversion in

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   repel

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   displease

3. cause to move back by force or influence

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   repeldriveforce backpush backbeat back

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   pushforce

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   repel the enemy

   push back the urge to smoke

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   beat back the invaders