repel

repel (Disgust), verb alienate, appall, be unpalatable, cause aversion, cause dislike, displease, excite dislike, fillwith loathing, frighten, give offense, grate, horrify, incense, irritate, make one shudder, make one sick, make unwellome, nauseate, offend, repulse, revolt, scandalize, shock, sicken, vex

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repel (Drive back), verb avert, beat back, cast aside, challenge, chase away, check, checkmate, confound, deflect, dispel, disperse, divert, drive away, drive back, fend off, fight off, foil, forbid, force back, forestall, frustrate, fugare, keep at bay, make a stand against, oppose, parry, prevent, prohibit, push back, put to flight, renounce, repellere, repercuss, repudiate, repulse, retrude, rout, scatter, spurn, stave off, strive against, throw off, thrust back, traverse, ward off, withstand

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See also: alienate, antagonize, arrest, check, confront, counter, decline, deter, disapprove, disavow, discourage, disfavor, disoblige, estrange, exclude, forswear, hold out, oppose, outlaw, parry, rebuff, refuse, refute, reject, renounce, repulse, resist, spurn, stave, stem, stop, withstand