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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
repulse/rɪˈpʌls/

▶verb

1 drive back (an attacking enemy) by force.
■ rebuff or refuse to accept.

2 cause to feel intense distaste or disgust.

▶noun the action or an instance of repulsing or being repulsed.

– origin ME: from L. repuls-, repellere (see repel).

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