repulsion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled.
An extreme dislike of something, or hostility to something.
The repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity.

/ɹɪˈpʌlʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-repulsion.wav

repulsion repulsions

Borrowed from Middle French répulsion, from Late Latin repulsio, repulsionem, from Latin repulsus.

attraction

repel repulse repulsive repellent

chemorepulsion Coulomb repulsion electrorepulsion interrepulsion repulsion motor

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