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Meaning of repulses

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

repulses

noun

Definitions

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

  2. Refusal, rejection or repulsion

verb

Definitions

  1. To repel or drive back.

    Example: to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy

  2. To reject or rebuff.

    Example: to repulse a suitor

  3. To cause revulsion in.

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