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1. (adj.) repulsive
causing repugnance or aversion.
2. repulsive
serving to repulse.
3. repulsive
tending to drive away or keep at a distance; forbidding.
Etymology: (1590–1600)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive
offensive to the mind
"an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"
2. (adj) repulsive(a)
possessing the ability to repel
"a repulsive force"
3. (adj) hideous, repulsive
so extremely ugly as to be terrifying
"a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask"
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1. (adj) repulsive
serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force
2. (adj) repulsive
cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners
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Sense: horrible; disgusting.
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 Afrikaans: walglik |
 Arabic: مُنَفِّر، مَقيت، مُثير لل |
 Bulgarian: отблъскващ |
 Brazilian: repulsivo |
 Czech: ohavný; odporný |
 German: widerwärtig |
 Danish: afskyelig |
 Greek: αποκρουστικός, απωθητικός |
 Spanish: repulsivo |
 Estonian: jälk |
 Farsi: تنفر آور |
 Finnish: iljettävä |
 French: repoussant |
 Hebrew: דוֹחֶה |
 Hindi: अरुचिकर, विकर्षण |
 Croatian: odvratan, odbojan |
 Hungarian: undorító |
 Indonesian: menjijikkan |
 Icelandic: viðbjóðslegur |
 Italian: ripugnante |
 Japanese: いやな |
 Korean: 혐오감을 일으키는 |
 Lithuanian: atstumiantis, atgrasus |
 Latvian: pretīgs; riebīgs |
 Malay: menjijikkan |
 Dutch: weerzinwekkend |
 Norwegian: avskyelig, frastøtende |
 Polish: odpychający |
 Persian: تنفر آور |
 Pashto: تيرى كوونكى، حمله كوونكى: |
 Portuguese: repelente |
 Romanian: respingător |
 Russian: отвратительный; отталкива |
 Slovak: ohavný; odporný |
 Slovenian: odvraten |
 Serbian: odbojan |
 Swedish: frånstötande, motbjudande |
 Thai: น่ารังเกียจ |
 Turkish: iğrenç |
 Taiwanese: 令人厭惡的 |
 Ukrainian: огидний, відразливий |
 Urdu: گھناونا |
 Vietnamese: ghê tởm |
 Chinese: 令人厌恶的讨厌的 |
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