repulse
1. re.pulse \ri-'p*ls\ vt [L repulsus, pp. of repellere to repel] 1: to drive or beat back : REPEL 2: to repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial : REBUFF 3: to cause repulsion in : DISGUST 2. repulse n 1: REBUFF, REJECTION 2: the action of repelling an attacker : the fact of being repelled