transitive verb repulsed -·pulsed′, repulsing -·puls′·ing

1. to drive back; repel, as an attack
2. to repel with discourtesy, coldness, indifference, etc.; refuse, reject, or rebuff
3. to be repulsive, or disgusting, to

Etymology: < L repulsus, pp. of repellere, repel

noun

1. a repelling or being repelled
2. a refusal, rejection, or rebuff

Etymology: L repulsa < repulsus