| VERB | competition | repulse, repel, fight off, rebuff, drive back | force or drive back |
|---|---|---|---|
| emotion | repulse, repel | be repellent to | |
| contact | repulse, repel, drive, force back, push back, beat back | cause to move back / back by force or influence | |
| NOUN | communication | repulse, rebuff, snub | an instance of driving away or warding off |
| Sounds | riypah'ls | |
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| Rhymes | impulse ... pulse: 3 rhymes with ahls... | |
| Meaning | An instance of driving away or warding off. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | rebuff, snub | |
| Broader | rejection | The speech act of rejecting |
| Spanish | desaire, repulsa | |
| Catalan | rebuig, refús | |
| Verbs | repulse | force or drive back |
| repulse | cause to move back / back by force or influence | |
| Meaning | Force or drive back. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | repel, fight off, rebuff, drive back | |
| Broader | fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend | fight against or resist strongly |
| Spanish | repeler, repulsar | |
| Catalan | repel·lir | |
| Nouns | repulse | an instance of driving away or warding off |
| repulsion | the act of repulsing or repelling an attack | |
| Meaning | Be repellent to; cause aversion in. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The performance is likely to repulse Sue | |
| Synonym | repel | |
| Narrower | disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up | Cause aversion in |
| turn off, put off | Cause to feel intense dislike or distaste | |
| Broader | displease | Give displeasure to |
| Opposite | attract, appeal | Be attractive to |
| Spanish | rechazar, repeler, repulsar | |
| Catalan | rebutjar, repel·lir | |
| Meaning | Cause to move back / back by force or influence. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | repel, drive, force back, push back, beat back | |
| Broader | push, force | Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| Opposite | attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
| Similar to | drive | Cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force |
| Spanish | repeler, repulsar | |
| Catalan | repel·lir | |
| Nouns | repulse | an instance of driving away or warding off |
| repulsion | the act of repulsing or repelling an attack | |
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