repulse
/ɹɪˈpʌls/ noun C2- The act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
- Refusal, rejection or repulsion.
Plural repulses
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As we entered the room Ferguson took a step or two towards his wife, who had raised herself in the bed, but she held out her hand to repulse him.
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