🛡️repulse

Meaning

to drive back an attack or attacker by force; to cause intense dislike or disgust

Example Sentences

The army managed to repulse the enemy attack.

Example Expressions

repulse an attack

Synonyms

drive back, repel, reject, disgust, deter

Antonyms

attract, welcome, invite

Collocations

repulse an attack, repulse the enemy, utterly repulse, repulse advances