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(Entry 1 of 2)
treatment that is deliberately unfriendly
- 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
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of repulse (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to cause to feel disgust
- the smell of that town's paper mill totally repulses me
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2
to drive back
- the defense repeatedly repulsed all of the offense's attempts to move the ball forward, keeping them firmly planted on the 20-yard line
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The first known use of repulse was in the 15th century
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