The meaning of REPULSE is to drive or beat back : repel. How to use repulse in a sentence.

The enemy attack was quickly repulsed. If something repulses you, it causes you to have a strong feeling of dislike and want to avoid it.

REPULSE definition: to drive back; repel. See examples of repulse used in a sentence.

Definition of repulse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Many reputable writers, however, use repulse as a synonym for disgust, just as the related words repulsion and repulsive are used to mean "disgust" and "disgusting."

If an army or other group repulses a group of people, they drive it back using force. The armed forces were prepared to repulse any attacks. [VERB noun]

repel: The squadron repulsed the next assault on the carrier. to refuse or reject: She repulsed all his attempts at friendliness. to cause feelings of disgust in: The slaughter repulsed him. See -puls-. …

I was repulsed by the movie's violence. The moldy bread repulsed him. He repulsed all attempts to help him.

Dec 14, 2025 · repulse (plural repulses) The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed. Refusal, rejection or repulsion.

To repulse something is to repel it or drive it back. When you repulse your sister, you disgust her. When you repulse the enemy in battle or someone in conversation, you force them back or make them turn …