·noun Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure.
II. Repulse ·noun The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back.
III. Repulse ·vt To Repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy.
IV. Repulse ·vt To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to Reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer.