repulse /ɹɪˈpʌls/verb 3noun 2forms 3 verb3 •To repel or drive back. •To cause revulsion in; to repel.The smell of rotting food repulsed me.I find your conduct reprehensible, disgusting, and it repulses me, the way a mongoose repulses a snake. •To reject or rebuff. noun2 •The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed. •Refusal, rejection or repulsion. formsrepulsed · repulsing · repulses