repulsive
See also: répulsive
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French repulsif, from Medieval Latin repulsivus, from Latin repulsus.
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Adjective edit
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 edit
- repellent
- similar: disgusting, vile
Antonyms edit
- (tending to rouse aversion) attractive
- (physics, having the capacity to repel) attractive
Collocations edit
with nouns (physics)
- repulsive force
- repulsive interaction
- repulsive potential
Translations edit
tending to rouse aversion or to repulse
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physics: having the capacity to repel
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repulsive
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