repulse vs taunt

repulse

noun
  • refusal, rejection or repulsion 

  • the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed 

verb
  • To repel or drive back. 

  • To reject or rebuff. 

  • To cause revulsion in. 

taunt

noun
  • A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery 

verb
  • to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. 

How often have the words repulse and taunt occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )