repulse

About 0.50 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To repel or drive back.

   to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy

2. verb To reject or rebuff.

   to repulse a suitor

3. verb To cause revulsion in; to repel.

   The smell of rotting food repulsed me.

4. noun The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
5. noun Refusal, rejection or repulsion.

Similar words

repel rebuff beat back drive off fight off drive push back snub drive back force back

Often followed by

of the bay at and them him was from

Word family

repulsed repulses repulsing