Topic: DEFENCE
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | , past participle of repellere; REPEL |
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re‧pulse
[transitive] formal
[transitive] formal1 if something or someone repulses you, you think that they are extremely unpleasant [= disgust]: The very thought of his cold clammy hands repulsed me.
The very thought of his cold clammy hands repulsed me.2PMD to fight someone and successfully stop their attack on you : Government troops repulsed an attack by rebel forces.
Government troops repulsed an attack by rebel forces.3 to refuse an offer of friendship or help in a way that is rude
—repulse noun [singular]
