0 to push away or refuse something or someone unwanted, especially to successfully stop a physical attack against you: --
1 If something repulses you, it causes you to have a strong feeling of dislike, disapproval, or disgust: --
The tourists were repulsed by the filthy conditions.
2 the act of pushing someone or something unwanted away or of refusing him, her, or it --
3 to push someone or something back or away, esp. to successfully stop an attack: --
Previous attempts to impose change have been successfully repulsed by strong argument, backed by political and community opposition.
A weak enemy thrust made previously against our main front was repulsed with loss to the enemy.
They were repulsed and many of them taken prisoners.
If there were attacks we should have to consider very carefully what to do, apart from repulsing them.
They either repulsed or contained all their enemies on every front.
We have been deceived, betrayed, repulsed, and that time has gone by.
They are repulsed by the conditions in some of our urban centres.
During the night the enemy counter-attacked the furthest trenches gained, but was repulsed with heavy loss.
