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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