Found 3 items, similar to repulse.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: repulse menangkis
English → English (WordNet) Definition: repulse repulse n : an instance of driving away or warding off [syn: rebuff, snub] v 1: force or drive back; “repel the attacker”; “fight off the onslaught”; “rebuff the attack” [syn: repel, fight off , rebuff, drive back] 2: be repellent to; cause aversion in [syn: repel] [ant: attract] 3: cause to move back by force or influence; “repel the enemy”; “push back the urge to smoke”; “beat back the invaders” [syn: repel, drive, force back, push back, beat back ] [ant: attract]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Repulse Repulse \Re*pulse"\, n. [L. repulsa, fr. repellere, repulsum.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back. [1913 Webster] By fate repelled, and with repulses tired. --Denham. [1913 Webster] He received in the repulse of Tarquin seven hurts in the body. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure. [1913 Webster] Repulse \Re*pulse"\ (r?-p?ls"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repulsed (-p?lst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repulsing.] [L. repulsus, p. p. of repellere. See Repel.] 1. To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy. [1913 Webster] Complete to have discovered and repulsed Whatever wiles of foe or seeming friend. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer. [1913 Webster]