transitive verb. 1 : to drive or beat back : repel. 2 : to repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial.

What does it mean if you are repulsed?

To repulse something is to repel it or drive it back. When you repulse your sister, you disgust her. When you repulse the enemy in battle or someone in conversation, you force them back or make them turn away. ... To repulse someone by being disgusting is to be repellent.

What repulsed men?

repulse. to drive back; repel; rebuff, snub, shun: repulse a man's advances. Not to be confused with: repudiate – to reject as having no authority; disown; reject with disapproval; renounce: repudiate a leader.