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repulse
noun as in snub; rejection
verb as in push away
Example Sentences
Hezbollah reported clashing with Israeli troops just over the Lebanese side of the border near the villages of Odaisseh and Maroun Al-Ras, saying its fighters “repulsed” an infantry unit after “inflicting losses.”
It actively repulses young voters, women, people of color and swing voters.
The resulting documentary has already been released on Hulu in the US - with critics as fascinated by the story as they are repulsed by Nasubi's ordeal.
Los Angeles has been a character in so much of my music because I’m both attracted and repulsed by it.
The evidence, however, suggests the opposite is true: Women are just not that into him, or, in most cases, are actively repulsed.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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