repulsive
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See also: répulsive
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French repulsif, from Medieval Latin repulsivus, from Latin repulsus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
repulsive (comparative more repulsive, superlative most repulsive)
- Tending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting.
- a repulsive smell
- (physics) Having the capacity to repel.
- Cold; reserved; forbidding.
Synonyms
- repellent
- similar: disgusting, vile
Antonyms
- (tending to rouse aversion): attractive
- (physics, having the capacity to repel): attractive
Collocations
with nouns (physics)
- repulsive force
- repulsive interaction
- repulsive potential
Translations
tending to rouse aversion or to repulse
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physics: having the capacity to repel
Anagrams
Pronunciation
Adjective
repulsive
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