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Being repulsed

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To repel or drive back

  • To repulse an assault

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Being repulsed, large numbers of the enemy started back on the retreat, but our fire was so destructive that they fell flat on their faces, or again rushed about and implored mercy at our hands as prisoners of war.

So can being repulsed - up to a point.

What difference is there between being repelled, being repulsed, being disgusted and being offended?

A3 Mysterious Attack in Cambodia Several dozen gunmen attacked government offices in Phnom Penh before being repulsed by security forces.

As the Bulgarian attack was being repulsed, Romanian troops began an uncontested march toward Sofia from the north, and Turkey reoccupied the fortress of Adrianople.

Several dozen gunmen burst from the central railroad station before dawn today in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, and attacked government offices before being repulsed by security forces.

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Moshfegh is known for writing characters who are repulsed by themselves, or who are themselves repulsive.

I was repulsed.

It was repulsed.

Jesus, I'm repulsed".

"They are repulsed by it".

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