Word: repel
Word origin: late Middle English: from Latin repellere, from re- ‘back’ + pellere ‘to drive’.
Phonetic:
rɪˈpɛlListen:
drive or force (an attack or attacker) back or away.
be repulsive or distasteful to. Example: she was repelled by the permanent smell of drink on his breath
refuse to accept (something, especially an argument or theory). Example: the alleged right of lien led by the bankrupt's solicitor was repelled
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