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1. (n.) repulsion
the act of repulsing, or the state of being repulsed.
2. repulsion
a feeling of distaste or aversion.
3. repulsion
the force that tends to separate bodies of like electric charge or magnetic polarity.
Etymology: (1375–1425; < MF < ML repulsiō ejection, LL: refutation, der. (with L -tiō -tion ) of L repellere; see repulse)
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1. (noun) repulsion, repulsive force
the force by which bodies repel one another
2. (noun) repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, horror
intense aversion
3. (noun) repulsion, standoff
the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
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1. (noun) repulsion
the act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled
2. (noun) repulsion
a feeling of violent offence or disgust; repugnance
3. (noun) repulsion
the power, either inherent or due to some physical action, by which bodies, or the particles of bodies, are made to recede from each other, or to resist each other's nearer approach; as, molecular repulsion; electrical repulsion
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Sense: disgust.
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 Afrikaans: terugstotend |
 Arabic: نُفور، مَقْت، إشْمِئْزاز |
 Bulgarian: отвращение |
 Brazilian: repulsa |
 Czech: nechuť |
 German: der Widerwille |
 Danish: væmmelse |
 Greek: αποστροφή, απέχθεια |
 Spanish: repulsión |
 Estonian: jälkus |
 Farsi: بیزاری |
 Finnish: inho |
 French: répulsion |
 Hebrew: סְלִידָה |
 Hindi: विरोध, प्रतिकर्षण |
 Croatian: odvratnost, mrskost |
 Hungarian: irtózás |
 Indonesian: rasa jijik |
 Icelandic: viðbjóður |
 Italian: ripulsione; repulsione |
 Japanese: 嫌悪 |
 Korean: 혐오 |
 Lithuanian: pasibjaurėjimas, atstūmim |
 Latvian: pretīgums; riebums |
 Malay: jijik |
 Dutch: weerzin |
 Norwegian: avsky |
 Polish: wstręt |
 Persian: بیزاری |
 Pashto: پورى وهنه، رټنه، شاته تمب |
 Portuguese: repulsa |
 Romanian: repulsie |
 Russian: отвращение |
 Slovak: nechuť, odpor |
 Slovenian: odvratnost |
 Serbian: odbojnost |
 Swedish: motvilja |
 Thai: ความรู้สึกรังเกียจ |
 Turkish: iğrenme |
 Taiwanese: 厭惡，反感 |
 Ukrainian: огида, антипатія |
 Urdu: نفرت |
 Vietnamese: sự kinh tởm |
 Chinese: 厌恶，反感 |
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