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To fend off or defend against something hostile

To defy or put up an opposition to

To cause a feeling of disgust or revulsion in

To resist mixing with or be impervious to (another substance)

To resist or endure (something) successfully

To frighten or cause fear in

To confront or come up against

To offend the moral feelings of

To make (someone) feel annoyed or upset

To act in opposition to

To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

To show an unwillingness to accept or engage with someone

To show an unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

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To fend off or defend against something hostile

defend oneself against

baulk^UK

balk^US

harbor^US

harbour^UK

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“With mounting despair, he makes plans to repel the inevitable onslaught.”

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To defy or put up an opposition to

put up a fight against

stand up and be counted against

make a stand against

face up to

hold out against

set your face against

balk^US

baulk^UK

stand one's ground against

fight back

hold one's ground against

come face to face with

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“He had to repel the urge to stare into the inky depths that commanded attention, even when dulled by pain.”

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To cause a feeling of disgust or revulsion in

make someone feel sick

be extremely distasteful to

gross you out

make someone want to throw up

make you sick

put you off

give someone the creeps

give someone the heebie-jeebies

make someone's flesh creep

make someone's skin crawl

shock

upset

appal^UK

appall^US

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

make one's hair stand on end

be offensive to

cause offence to

fill with loathing

cause to feel nauseous

make someone's stomach rise

be disagreeable to

make flesh crawl

make one's flesh creep

make someone's blood run cold

throw off balance

knock sideways

knock for six

make someone feel nauseous

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“The sight and sounds of Tommy's thrusts shock and repel us. It's almost too much.”

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To resist mixing with or be impervious to (another substance)

“The earth is often sealed by a clay-like film that tends to repel water.”

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To resist or endure (something) successfully

hold the line against

persevere in the face of

put up struggle

stand your ground

go the distance against

sit and take it

hold one's ground against

stand one's ground against

rebel against

put up a fight against

come through unscathed

take the bull by the horns

put a bold face on it

put on a bold front

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

come face to face with

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To frighten or cause fear in

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

appal^UK

appall^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

make one's hair stand on end

make teeth chatter

chill to the bone

scare off

make one's blood run cold

scare the daylights out of

scare the bejesus out of

give someone goose pimples

put the fear of God into

make someone jump out of their skin

freeze your blood

scare the living daylights out of

scare someone half to death

scare someone out of their wits

throw into a fright

make one's flesh creep

get the wind up

give someone the heebie-jeebies

throw into a blue funk

give someone a fright

make jump

annoy

take your breath away

blind someone with something

destabilize^US

pull the rug from under

pull the rug out from under

destabilise^UK

put someone off their stroke

throw cold water on

pour cold water on

cause someone to lose their composure

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To confront or come up against

enter into combat with

come to close quarters with

come into conflict with

meet head on

get into conflict with

go eyeball to eyeball with

go up against in contest

pitch oneself against

be in competition with

knock chip off shoulder

outdare

make my day

muster courage

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To offend the moral feelings of

appal^UK

scandalise^UK

scandalize^US

traumatise^UK

traumatize^US

appall^US

paralyse^UK

antagonise^UK

antagonize^US

paralyze^US

raise someone's eyebrows

throw a curve

completely surprise

knock for six

set someone back on their heels

shake out of your complacency

give a turn

hit like ton of bricks

take the wind out of your sails

make someone's blood run cold

affront

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

stop someone in their tracks

knock the stuffing out of

take your breath away

blow your mind

knock over with feather

cause to be at a stand

be all Greek to

make someone scratch their head

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To make (someone) feel annoyed or upset

antagonise^UK

antagonize^US

scandalise^UK

scandalize^US

agonize^US

agonise^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

make somebody's hackles rise

put someone's nose out of joint

make one's heart bleed

victimize^US

tread on someone's toes

criticise^UK

criticize^US

victimise^UK

lie heavy on someone's mind

give a bad time

make anxious

weigh heavy on someone's mind

ruffle one's feathers

raise your hackles

give the cold shoulder

sensitize^US

swell

burn

frighten

sensitise^UK

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

breathe down someone's neck

carp at

get on someone's case

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To act in opposition to

antagonise^UK

antagonize^US

counteract

cancel

counter

neutralise^UK

neutralize^US

equalize^US

make of no use or value

equalise^UK

stabilize^US

stabilise^UK

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To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

neutralise^UK

neutralize^US

baulk^UK

balk^US

put a spoke in someone's wheel

put end to

take wind out of sails

throw a spanner in the works

put the lid on

spike someone's guns

give the run around

throw monkey wrench in

queer someone's pitch

throw a monkey wrench in the works

take the wind out of your sails

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

dead-end

put on hold

hang fire

throw a monkey wrench into

equalize^US

equalise^UK

beat someone to the draw

beat someone to the punch

bring to screeching halt

prevent from making progress

bring to a standstill

throw a spoke in the wheel of

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To show an unwillingness to accept or engage with someone

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

give the cold shoulder

have nothing to do with

give a wide berth to

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

give someone the push

give the elbow

have nothing more to do with

leave out in the cold

give someone the air

give someone the big E

send to Coventry

hand someone the frozen mitt

look right through someone

tell someone where to get off

look straight through

give the cold shoulder to

treat disrespectfully

keep one's distance from

turn up one's nose at

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To show an unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

give something a miss

give the thumbs down to

give someone the brush-off

have nothing to do with

give a wide berth to

sit out

give the cold shoulder

axe^UK

ax^US

restrain oneself from

freeze out

leave out

prevent oneself from

give someone the go-by

look right through someone

tell someone where to get off

not take advantage of

refuse to take advantage of

say ‘no’ to

yield

desert

look down one's nose at

fail to take advantage of

ostracize^US

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

ostracise^UK

keep one's distance from

baulk^UK

balk^US

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