How to say "repel" in Japanese

• 追い返すおいかえすCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers the sense of repelling people or enemies by driving or turning them away. Use it when someone is sent back or refused entry, such as an intruder or salesperson being driven off.
  強面こわもての変へんなセールスだったらすぐアタシを呼よびなさいね、追い返おいかえしてやるから。↗

  If it's an aggressive strange salesman, then call me right away. I'll chase him off.
• はじくJLPT N1approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers the physical sense of repelling, where things push each other apart. Typical of magnetic or electrical repulsion, or materials that repel water. This is the usual word for that physical meaning.
  このレインコートは水みずを完全かんぜんにはじく。↗

  The raincoat sheds water perfectly.

Use 「追い返す」 when repelling means driving people or attackers away, and 「はじく」 when it means physically repelling something, as in magnets repelling each other.

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• 追い返すおいかえすto drive away
• 跳ね返すはねかえすto reject
• 弾き返すはじきかえすto reject
• はじき出すはじきだすto flick out
• はじくto repel
• 退けるしりぞけるto repel
• 打ち払ううちはらうto repel (e.g. enemy)