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Setback :: Setback (n.) A backset; a check; a repulse; a reverse; a relapse.

Rebuff :: Rebuff (n.) Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.

Repulser :: Repulser (n.) One who repulses, or drives back..

Repulse :: Repulse (v. t.) To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer..

Rebut :: Rebut (v. t.) To drive or beat back; to repulse.

Repel :: Repel (v. t.) To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant..

Repulse :: Repulse (n.) The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back..

Rebuff :: Rebuff (v. t.) To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously..

Repulsed :: Repulsed (imp. & p. p.) of Repuls.

Repulsive :: Repulsive (a.) Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force..

Mortifying :: Mortifying (a.) Tending to humble or abase; humiliating; as, a mortifying repulse..

Defeat :: Defeat (v.) An overthrow, as of an army in battle; loss of a battle; repulse suffered; discomfiture; -- opposed to victory..

Repulse :: Repulse (v. t.) To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy..

Repulsion :: Repulsion (n.) The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled..

Repulse :: Repulse (n.) Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure.

Repulseless :: Repulseless (a.) Not capable of being repulsed.

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