repulse: Meaning and Definition of

re•pulse

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.

1. the act of repelling.
2. the fact of being repelled, as in hostile encounter.
3. a refusal or rejection.