repulsio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

rĕpulsĭo, ōnis, f. [repello].

I Lit., a repelling , resistance : violentiae per vim, Isid. 5, 4, 2. —

II Transf., a refutation (late Lat.), Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 7 fin.