repulse

verb (used with object), re·pulsed, re·puls·ing.

1. to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
2. to repel with denial, discourtesy, or the like; refuse or reject.
3. to cause feelings of repulsion in: The scenes of violence in the film may repulse some viewers.

noun

4. the act of repelling.
5. the fact of being repelled, as in hostile encounter.
6. a refusal or rejection.

verb (tr)

1. to drive back or ward off (an attacking force); repel; rebuff
2. to reject with coldness or discourtesyshe repulsed his advances
3. to produce a feeling of aversion or distaste

noun

4. the act or an instance of driving back or warding off; rebuff
5. a cold discourteous rejection or refusal

v.

early 15c., from Latin repulsus, past participle of repellere “drive back, reject” (see repel). Related: Repulsed; repulsing.

n.

1530s, from Latin repulsa “refusal, denial,” noun use of fem. past participle of repellere (see repel).