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- Dictionaryrepulsive/rɪˈpʌlsɪv/
adjective
- 1. arousing intense distaste or disgust: "a repulsive smell"
- 2. relating to repulsion between physical objects.
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extremely unpleasant or unacceptable: What a repulsive old man! I think rats and snakes are repulsive. Synonyms. abhorrent formal. detestable formal. disgusting. repugnant formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable. abominably. abysmally. apocalyptic. fraught. frightful. from hell idiom. fun. ghastliness
The meaning of REPULSIVE is serving or able to repulse. How to use repulsive in a sentence.
adjective. causing repugnance or aversion: a repulsive mask. Synonyms: distasteful, offensive, disgusting, loathsome. capable of causing repulsion; serving to repulse: to present enough repulsive force to keep the enemy from daring to attack. tending to drive away or keep at a distance; cold; forbidding:
repunit. All ENGLISH words that begin with 'R'. 3 meanings: 1. causing or occasioning repugnance; loathsome; disgusting or distasteful 2. tending to repel, esp by coldness and.... Click for more definitions.
If something's repulsive, it's so disgusting you don't want to go near it. You may find rotting meat repulsive, but maggots find it delicious. In the early 17th century, the word repulsive simply meant something that repelled or "pushed away."
1. causing or occasioning repugnance; loathsome; disgusting or distasteful: a repulsive sight. 2. tending to repel, esp by coldness and discourtesy. 3. (General Physics) physics concerned with, producing, or being a repulsion. reˈpulsively adv. reˈpulsiveness n.
Definition of repulsive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
