repelled

Meanings

• Verb

  Pushed or driven back, especially by an enemy or adversary.

  - "The soldiers were repelled in their advance by the enemy's heavy fire."
  - "The invading army was repelled by the strong fortifications of the city."

• Verb

  Reject or refuse to accept.

  - "The committee repelled the proposal due to lack of funds."
  - "The buyer repelled the seller's offer and countered with a lower price."

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Antonyms

attract

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Synonyms

withdrive

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with repelled
relieved , deceived , perceived , received

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Variants

List of all variants of repelled that leads to same result
repel , repelled , repeller , repellers , repelling , repels

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From Old French 'repeller' meaning 'to drive back'.

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Trivia

Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word

1. The term 'repelled' is often used in military contexts to describe an attack that is successfully thwarted.

2. In chemistry, the term 'repelled' is used to describe electrons that are pushed away from each other due to their repulsion.

3. The word 'repelled' is an antonym of the word 'attracted'.

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How to Memorize "repelled"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person or group being pushed or driven back, or imagine the act of rejecting or refusing an offer.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of being pushed back or rejected.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the Old French origin of the word, 'repeller' meaning 'to drive back'.

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