Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy. 2. (v. t.) To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer. 3. (n.) The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back. 4. (n.) Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure.

Multi-Version Concordance Repulse (2 Occurrences) 2 Kings 18:24 How then can you turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put your trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? (See NAS RSV NIV) Isaiah 36:9 How then may you put to shame the least of my master's servants? and you have put your hope in Egypt for war-carriages and horsemen: (See NAS RSV NIV)