repulse

Etymology
Borrowed from, from , from +.

For spelling, as in, the -e (on -lse) is so the end is pronounced /ls/, rather than /lz/ as in , and does not change the vowel (‘u’). Compare, ,.

Verb

 * 1)  To repel or drive back.
 * to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy
 * 1)  To reject or rebuff.
 * to repulse a suitor
 * 1)  To cause revulsion in.
 * The smell of rotting food repulsed me.
 * I find your  conduct  reprehensible,  disgusting, and  it  repulses  me,  the  way  a  mongoose  repulses  a  snake.
 * The smell of rotting food repulsed me.
 * I find your  conduct  reprehensible,  disgusting, and  it  repulses  me,  the  way  a  mongoose  repulses  a  snake.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * Irish: ruaig
 * Latin: repellō, prōturbō
 * Maori: taiari, taieri
 * Russian:, , , , дава́ть отпо́р, дать отпо́р


 * Bulgarian:, не приемам
 * Finnish:
 * Latin: repellō
 * Maori: whakahoe, whakapeka
 * Russian:, , ,


 * Finnish:
 * Maori: whakarihariha, whakahiaruaki, whakarikarika, whakahouhou, pūkanekane, whakaanuanu
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:

Noun

 * 1) the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed
 * 2) refusal, rejection or repulsion