Hyphenation
re·pulseTurkish pronunciation
ripʌlsSynonyms
brush-off,
check,
cold shoulder,
defeat,
disappointment,
failure,
nix,
nothing doing,
rebuff,
refusal,
reverse,
slap in the face,
spurning,
thumbs down,
turndownPronunciation
/rēˈpəls/ /riːˈpʌls/
Etymology
[ ri-'p&ls ] (transitive verb.) 15th century. From Latin repellere (“to drive back”) re- (“back”) + pellere (“to drive”). For spelling, as in pulse, the -e (on -lse) is so the end is pronounced /ls/, rather than /lz/ as in pulls, and does not change the vowel (‘u’). Compare else, false, convulse.