repel
verb
[ rɪˈpɛl ]
• drive or force (an attack or attacker) back or away.
Similar:
fight off,
repulse,
drive back/away,
put to flight,
force back,
beat back,
push back,
thrust back,
hold off,
ward off,
fend off,
stand off,
stave off,
parry,
keep at bay,
keep at arm's length,
foil,
check,
frustrate,
see off,
send packing,
rebut,
• be repulsive or distasteful to.
• "she was repelled by the permanent smell of drink on his breath"
Similar:
revolt,
disgust,
repulse,
sicken,
nauseate,
make someone feel sick,
turn someone's stomach,
be repulsive to,
be extremely distasteful to,
be repugnant to,
make shudder,
make someone's flesh creep,
make someone's skin crawl,
make someone's gorge rise,
put off,
offend,
horrify,
turn off,
give someone the creeps,
make someone want to throw up,
gross out,
• refuse to accept (something, especially an argument or theory).
• "the alleged right of lien led by the bankrupt's solicitor was repelled"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin repellere, from re- ‘back’ + pellere ‘to drive’.
