repulse

Meaning of repulse

noun

The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed
Refusal, rejection or repulsion

verb

To repel or drive back.
to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy
To reject or rebuff.
to repulse a suitor
To cause revulsion in.
I find your conduct reprehensible, disgusting, and it repulses me, the way a mongoose repulses a snake.

Information about repulse

The plural form of repulse is: repulses.
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Hyphenation of repulse

re-pulse

It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
repulse is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

repulse synonyms

Meaning rebuff:

Meaning repel:

repel, rebuff, drive

Anagrams of repulse

Words that rhyme with repulse

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