repulsion

[ ri-puhl-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.

  2. the feeling of being repelled, as by the thought or presence of something; distaste, repugnance, or aversion.

  1. Physics. the force that acts between bodies of like electric charge or magnetic polarity, tending to separate them.

Origin of repulsion

1
1375–1425; late Middle English <Middle French <Medieval Latin repulsiōn- (stem of Late Latin repulsiō), equivalent to Latin repuls(us) (see repulse) + -iōn--ion

Other words from repulsion

  • in·ter·re·pul·sion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for repulsion

repulsion

/ (rɪˈpʌlʃən) /


noun
  1. a feeling of disgust or aversion

  2. physics a force tending to separate two objects, such as the force between two like electric charges or magnetic poles

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