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repulsing |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb repulse 1 of 3 senses of repulse Sense 2 repel, repulse => disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up => piss off turn off put off Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb repulse 1 of 3 senses of repulse Sense 2 repel, repulse => disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up => shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage => piss off turn off put off Entailment of verb repulse Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb repulse 3 senses of repulse Sense 1 repel, repulse, fight off rebuff, drive back => fight, oppose, fight back fight down defend Sense 2 repel, repulse => displease Sense 3 repel, drive, repulse, force back push back beat back => push force Familiarity of verb repulse repulse used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb repulse Sense 1 repel, repulse, fight off rebuff, drive back => fight, oppose, fight back fight down defend -------------- Sense 2 repel, repulse => displease -------------- Sense 3 repel, drive, repulse, force back push back beat back => push force -------------- Overview of verb repulse The verb repulse has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) repel, repulse, fight off rebuff, drive back -- (force or drive back "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack") 2. repel, repulse -- (be repellent to cause aversion in) 3. repel, drive, repulse, force back push back beat back -- (cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders") Overview of verb repulse The verb repulse has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) repel, repulse, fight off rebuff, drive back -- (force or drive back "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack") 2. repel, repulse -- (be repellent to cause aversion in) 3. repel, drive, repulse, force back push back beat back -- (cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders")
repulsing definition
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