repulse

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

an instance of driving away or warding off
• Syn:
rebuff, snub
• Derivationally related forms:
snub (for: snub), rebuff (for: rebuff)
• Hypernyms:
rejection

II - verb

1. force or drive back (Freq. 2)
- repel the attacker
- fight off the onslaught
- rebuff the attack
• Syn:
repel, fight off, rebuff, drive back
• Derivationally related forms:
rebuff (for: rebuff), repulsion, repulsive (for: repel)
• Hypernyms:
fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. cause to move back by force or influence
- repel the enemy
- push back the urge to smoke
- beat back the invaders
• Syn:
repel, drive, force back, push back, beat back
• Ant:
attract (for: repel)
• Derivationally related forms:
push back (for: push back), repulsion, drive (for: drive), repulsive (for: repel)
• Hypernyms:
push, force
• Verb Group:
drive
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
3. be repellent to;
cause aversion in
• Syn:
repel
• Ant:
attract (for: repel)
• Derivationally related forms:
repulsive (for: repel), repellant (for: repel), repellent (for: repel)
• Hypernyms:
displease
• Hyponyms:
disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up,
turn off, put off
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The performance is likely to repulse Sue

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  rebuff, snub, repel, drive, force back, push back, beat back, fight off, drive back
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in, appeal