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1. Force or drive back
   "repulse the attacker"
   - repel, fight off, rebuff, drive back
    
2. Be repellent to; cause aversion in
   - repel
    
3. Cause to move back by force or influence
   "repulse the enemy"
   - repel, drive, force back, push back, beat back

1. An instance of driving away or warding off
   - rebuff, snub

Derived forms: repulses, repulsed, repulsing

See also: repulsion

Type of: defend, displease, fight, fight back, fight down, force, oppose, push, rejection

Encyclopedia: Repulse