to repulse
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6.7
- verb
- /rɪˈpʌls/
- Many people are repulsed by the thought of eating insects.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I think that Eve and Voigt would be repulsed by what he sees today.
- And I think that Eve and Voigt would be repulsed by what he sees today.
- We, we're repulsed by things that seem inauthentic.
- When you hear speech that bothers you, you hear speech that repulses you, speech that disgusts you.
- And there's a hatred of self through that lens of misery of, of just being repulsed by the self.
- It's something that repulses us, that drives us away when we realize that we've got things wrong.
- And then they use that as an additive to their Impossible burger so that it bleeds just like real meat, even though vegans are repulsed by real meat.
- And so if I were Dave's older brother or father, you know, I, I look at, I, I hear that story and I'm repulsed by his behavior.
- You are learning what excites people, what triggers their level of fascination, what would repel them and repulse them.
- And instead of reading this letter and being repulsed by it, their eyes have opened wide to how wise bin Laden was.
- So if you're saying things that repulse people, then talented people leave and talented people don't want to be involved.
- And there's a reason why combat sports have this thing where people will watch them and they might even be repulsed by them, but they find it difficult to take their eyes from it.
- But but since then, when I was certainly throughout my childhood, I went from absolutely fucking loving this, this delicious sweet Jelly to being repulsed by it.
- The one who made the confession sees himself repulsed.
Examples
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The judges will be repulsed by him.
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A man will kiss you if he thinks you expect it, even if you repulse or bore him.
Fiction book (1999) -
- Madam, you repulse me.
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In fact, you seem repulsed by me.
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At first, I am repulsed, but then I start to like them.
Fiction book (1990) -
I am personally repulsed by such a concept.
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She was totally repulsed by me.
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Bellhop Johnson was clearly repulsed by the sight of me.
Fiction book (2002) -
In the car, Susan talked about being repulsed by the assailant.
Fiction book (1996) -
But the last time I saw him, it wasn't just that I didn't like him... he repulsed me.
Synonyms
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4.4
To make someone feel strong dislike
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2.1
To make someone feel strong dislike and sick because something is offensive
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4.3
Make someone feel disgusted or shocked by bad actions
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4.3
Make someone feel very shocked, afraid, or disgusted
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7.4
Cause a strong feeling of fear or disgust with a creepy physical feeling
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5.1
Cause someone to feel strong dislike or disgust
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9.9
To feel dislike for something or make someone dislike it
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9.3
Make someone feel sudden shock or disgust
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Etymology
Repulse comes from old Latin parts re- 'back' and pellere 'to push'. A helpful way to remember the meaning is to imagine something 'pushing you back' — so to be repulsed is to feel strong disgust or to want to push the thing away.