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repulse

/rɪˈpʌls/verb

उच्चारण रिपल्स

घिन पैदा करना, विकर्षित करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb usually passive

    to make somebody feel disgust

    घिन पैदा करना, विकर्षित करना

    • I was repulsed by the smell of the drain.
    • The rotten food on the plate repulsed him.
    • The sight of the dirty kitchen repulsed me.
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    • She was repulsed by his rude behaviour.
    • The greasy smell of the stall repulsed many visitors.

    Synonyms disgust revolt sicken

    Opposite attract please delight

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth formal

    to fight somebody who is attacking you and drive them away

    (हमले को) पीछे धकेलना, खदेड़ना

    • The army repulsed the attack.
    • The border guards repulsed the intruders at midnight.
    • The soldiers repulsed the enemy at the pass.
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    • The defenders repulsed several attacks during the night.
    • The fort's guards repulsed the invaders with stones and arrows.

    Synonyms repel drive back beat off

    Opposite surrender yield

◇Word family
repulsion nounrepulsive adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

disgust revolt sicken repel drive back beat off

Antonyms

attract please delight surrender yield welcome

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Notes

Repulse and repel both mean drive back; only repulse means disgust in the passive ('I was repulsed').

Repulse और repel दोनों का अर्थ 'पीछे धकेलना' है; passive में 'I was repulsed' का अर्थ 'मुझे घिन आई' है।