repulse
n : an instance of driving away or warding off [syn: {rebuff}, {snub}]
v 1: force or drive back; "repel the attacker" [syn: {repel}, {fight
off}, {drive off}, {rebuff}, {drive back}]
2: be repellent to; cause aversion in [syn: {repel}] [ant: {attract}]
3: 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}]