Repulse
Repulse noun - Treatment that is deliberately unfriendly.
Refraining and repulse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refraining" instead a noun "Repulse".
Refraining
Repulse and refraining are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Repulse" instead a noun "Refraining".
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Refraining and Repulse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 11, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/repulse/refraining
Repulse & Refraining. N.p., 2016. Web. 11 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/repulse/refraining>.
Refraining or Repulse. 2016. Accessed August 11, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/repulse/refraining.
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