noun
repulsion
rih-PUHL-shuhn
noun
1
A strong feeling of disgust or aversion.
"She felt repulsion at the sight of the rotting food."
2
In physics, the force that pushes apart objects with like electric charge or magnetic polarity.
"Two north magnetic poles produce repulsion when brought close together."
How to Use Repulsion
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishStrong disgust, or (in physics) a force pushing things apart.
Common pairings
feel repulsion
magnetic repulsion
mutual repulsion
Word Forms
repulsions plural
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Etymology
From Late Latin repulsio, from Latin repulsus, the same root as "repulse."