repulse

[1]	repel , rebuff , drive back , ward off , fight/beat off , check
[2]	refuse , repel , fight off , spurn , snub , rebuff , drive back , reject , rebuff , fend off , resist , turn down , give the cold shoulder to
[3]	repel
[4]	repel , drive , force back , push back , beat back

[1]	rebuff , snub
[2]	rejection , rebuff , refusal , denial , snub , cold shoulder , spurning