No. 4,830 in French
repoussée
"Repoussée" means "pushed back" or "rejected."
In a sentence
La date de l'événement a été repoussée à la semaine suivante.
The event date has been postponed to the following week.
In this sentence, 'repoussée' is used as the past participle of 'repousser' meaning 'postponed' or 'delayed'.
Elle a été repoussée par son équipe en raison de son comportement inapproprié.
She was pushed away by her team because of her inappropriate behavior.
Here, 'repoussée' refers to being figuratively pushed away or rejected, implying a social response to an action.
Cette idée a été repoussée car elle n'était pas réalisable.
This idea was dismissed because it was not feasible.
In this example, 'repoussée' conveys the act of rejecting or dismissing a concept or notion.
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