What does "repulse" mean?
Repulse: To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer.
Additional senses
- 2.The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back. By fate repelled, and with repulses tired. Denham. He received in the repulse of Tarquin seven hurts in the body. Shak.
- 3.Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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