repulsing Definition
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repulse
verb repulsed, repulsing
- 1. To drive or force back (an enemy, attacking force, etc).
2. To reject (someone's offer of help, kindness, etc) with coldness and discourtesy; to rebuff.
- Thesaurus: rebuff, refuse, reject, spurn.
- 1. The act of repulsing or state of being repulsed.
2. A cold discourteous rejection; a rebuff.
- An act or the process of forcing back or of being forced back.
- Thesaurus: disgust, repugnance, aversion, distaste, hatred, revulsion, loathing, abhorrence, resentment, malice; Antonym: liking.
- A feeling of disgust, horror or loathing.
- A force that tends to push two objects further apart, such as that between like electric charges or like magnetic poles. Opposite of attraction.
- Tending to repulse or drive off.
- Cold or reserved.
- Provoking a feeling of disgust, horror or loathing.
- Thesaurus: disgusting, revolting, sickening, foul, vile, unpleasant, offensive, odious, repellent, hideous, horrid, objectionable, nauseating, obnoxious; Antonym: friendly.
- Relating to, causing or being a repulsion.
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