Beguile and Repulse

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Beguile verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.

Usage example: was beguiled by the promise of easy money as a drug dealer

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Repulse is an antonym for beguile in topics: fool, charm.

Nearby Word: beguiling

Repulse verb - To cause to feel disgust.

Usage example: the smell of that town's paper mill totally repulses me

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Beguile is an antonym for repulse.

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