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repulsed

adjective as in overwhelmed

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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.”

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.

From BBC

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.

From Salon

I move toward them, and they put their hands up, signaling me to stay away, as if they’re repulsed at the very thought of touching me.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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