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1. To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy.




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abjuration contrecoup fend push back revolt
abjure counter fend off put back ricochet
abjurement counteraction flat refusal putting away rout
backfire cut foil putting out scout
backlash cut direct forswear reaction scouting
backlashing declination fractiousness rebound send away
bafflement decline frustration rebuff send off
balk declining high-hat rebut send packing
be proof against defiance hinder recalcitrance setback
bear up defy hold at bay recalcitrancy short shrift
bear up against demur hold off recalcitration shove away
beat back denial hold out recant sicken
beat off deny hold up recantation slight
block despisal humiliation recoil sneer
boomerang despise ignore refractoriness sniff
bounce despising ignoring refusal snort
bound disapproval keep at bay refuse snub
brush aside disapprove keep off refuse to consider spring
brush off discard kick refuse to receive spurn
brush-off disclaim kickback reject spurning
carom disclamation nauseate rejection stand
challenge discomfiture negativism reluct stand up
chase discount nonacceptance reluctance stave off
chase away discounting nonapproval remonstrance stop
chase off disdain nonconsideration renitence summary negative
check dismiss noncooperation renitency the cold shoulder
checkmate dismissal not receive renounce the go-by
chuck disown objection renouncement throw away
chuck out disownment obstinacy repel throw out
chucking dispute obstruct repellence throwing out
chucking out disregard opposition repellency thrust back
cold shoulder dissent pack off repercussion turn aside
cold-shoulder dissentience parry repudiate turn away
combative reaction drive away pass by repudiation turn away from
complaint drive back pass up repulsion turn back
confusion endure passing by resilience turn down
contemn except passive resistance resist turn out
contempt exception point-blank refusal resistance turning out
contradict exclude protest reversal uncooperativeness
contradiction exclusion push aside reverse upstage