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    repulsion
    /rɪˈpʌlʃn/

    noun

    • 1. a feeling of intense distaste or disgust: "people talk about the case with a mixture of fascination and repulsion"
    • 2. a force under the influence of which objects tend to move away from each other, e.g. through having the same magnetic polarity or electric charge: "bond lengths are increased due to increasing repulsion between the atoms"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › repulsionRepulsion Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of REPULSION is the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed. How to use repulsion in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREPULSION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    REPULSION definition: 1. strong dislike or disapproval: 2. the force in physics that pushes two objects apart: 3…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › repulsionREPULSION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed. the feeling of being repelled, as by the thought or presence of something; distaste, repugnance, or aversion. Physics. the force that acts between bodies of like electric charge or magnetic polarity, tending to separate them. repulsion. / rɪˈpʌlʃən / noun. a feeling of disgust or aversion.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREPULSION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    REPULSION meaning: 1. strong dislike or disapproval: 2. the force in physics that pushes two objects apart: 3…. Learn more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › repulsionRepulsion - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Repulsion is getting grossed out. If the thought of great green globs of greasy grimy gopher guts makes you recoil in horror, then you've experienced repulsion, or an intense aversion to something.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › repulsionRepulsion - definition of repulsion by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. The act of repulsing or the condition of being repulsed: the repulsion of an attack on the fort. 2. Extreme aversion: felt nothing but repulsion at the remark. 3. Physics The force that causes particles or bodies to repel one another, as from having the same electric charge or magnetic polarity.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREPULSION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Repulsion is a force that pushes two things apart, such as the force that there is in magnets.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › repulsionRepulsion Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    The act of repulsing or the condition of being repulsed. The repulsion of an attack on the fort. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Strong dislike, distaste, or aversion; repugnance. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The mutual action by which bodies or particles of matter tend to repel each other. Webster's New World.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › repulsionREPULSION Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Repulsion definition: . See examples of REPULSION used in a sentence.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › repulsionrepulsion | meaning of repulsion in Longman Dictionary of...

    repulsion meaning, definition, what is repulsion: a feeling that you want to avoid somethi...: Learn more.