repulsed

CEFRC2

/riˈpʌlst/

adjective · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Feeling strong dislike or disgust.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of repulse

Examples

  • Better be a repulsed lover than an accepted brother.

  • His wife repulsed him on the pretext that her headaches were flaring up again.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • I am repulsed by money.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

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