repulse

/ɹɪˈpʌls/

noun

verb

1
To repel or drive back.
“to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy”
2
To reject or rebuff.
“to repulse a suitor”
3
To cause revulsion in.
“I find your conduct reprehensible, disgusting, and it repulses me, the way a mongoose repulses a snake.”

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