repulsed; repulsing
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Verb
The troops repulsed the attack.
I was repulsed by the movie's violence.
The moldy bread repulsed him.
He repulsed all attempts to help him.
Noun
the waiter's incredibly rude repulse of our polite request for a better table—one that wasn't right next to the kitchen—prompted us to walk out
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Nov. 2024
Is she drawn to Chevalier and his alleged acts, or repulsed by them?
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
The irony, of course, is that Irma’s very presence repulses Larry to his core.
—Sarah Nechamkin, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2024
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Verb
He is especially repulsed by the behavior of Republicans after the 2020 election.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Nov. 2024
Is she drawn to Chevalier and his alleged acts, or repulsed by them?
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
The optical, stop-motion, and puppetry effects alone should make Brain Damage a priority on your watchlist, but Henenlotter’s film excites and repulses on a deeper level.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
The irony, of course, is that Irma’s very presence repulses Larry to his core.
—Sarah Nechamkin, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Repulse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repulse. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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