repulse

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

re·pulse [repulse repulses repulsed repulsing] BrE [rɪˈpʌls] NAmE [rɪˈpʌls] verb (formal)
1. usually passive ~ sb to make sb feel disgust or strong dislike
Syn: ↑repel
•I was repulsed by the horrible smell.
2. ~ sb/sth to fight sb who is attacking you and drive them away
Syn: ↑repel
•to repulse an attack/invasion/offensive
3. ~ sb/sth to refuse to accept sb's help, attempts to be friendly, etc.
Syn: ↑reject
•Each time I tried to help I was repulsed.
•She repulsed his advances.
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Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin repuls- ‘driven back’, from the verb repellere, from re- ‘back’ + pellere ‘to drive’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  rebuff, snub, repel, drive, force back, push back, beat back, fight off, drive back
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in, appeal