repulse

²repulse

noun

Definition of REPULSE

1

: rebuff, rejection

2

: the action of repelling an attacker : the fact of being repelled

Examples of REPULSE

1. <the waiter's incredibly rude repulse of our polite request for a better table—one that wasn't right next to the kitchen—prompted us to walk out>

First Known Use of REPULSE

1533

Related to REPULSE

Synonyms: brush-off, rebuff, cold shoulder, silent treatment, snub

Antonyms: open arms

Related Words: dismissal, kiss-off, rejection; banishment, blackball, ostracism

Near Antonyms: acceptance, embrace, welcome; glad hand, welcome mat

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