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- DictionaryRe·pulse/rəˈpəls/
verb
- 1. drive back (an attack or attacking enemy) by force: "rioters tried to storm ministry buildings but were repulsed by police"
- 2. cause (someone) to feel intense distaste and aversion: "audiences at early screenings of the film were repulsed by its brutality"
noun
- 1. the action of driving back an attacking force or of being driven back: "the repulse of the invaders"