repulsion
Origin of repulsion
1Other words from repulsion
- in·ter·re·pul·sion, noun
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How to use repulsion in a sentence
It is not a difficult matter to rid one's self of repulsions if the point-of-view is changed.
Happiness as Found in Forethought Minus Fearthought | Horace FletcherBy a similar arrangement the feeble attractions and repulsions of the diamagnetic force have been made manifest.
Six Lectures on Light | John TyndallAffinities and repulsions between different thought vibrations.
Clairvoyance and Occult Powers | Swami PanchadasiUp to the present time attractions and repulsions have not been shown, and I do not know whether Mr. Bjerknes has obtained them.
Why, in matters of intellect these lightning conversions, these momentary repulsions?
A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis | Sigmund Freud
British Dictionary definitions for repulsion
/ (rɪˈpʌlʃən) /
a feeling of disgust or aversion
physics a force tending to separate two objects, such as the force between two like electric charges or magnetic poles
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