repulse

To drive back; repel.

To rebuff or reject with rudeness, coldness, or denial.

To cause repugnance or distaste in.

The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.

Rejection; refusal.

To beat or drive back; repel: as, to repulse an assailant or advancing enemy.

To refuse; reject.

The act of repelling or driving back.

The condition of being repelled; the state of being checked in advancing, or driven back by force.

Refusal; denial.