Definitions for repulsive
rɪˈpʌl sɪvre·pul·sive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsiveadjective

   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. repulsive(a)adjective

   possessing the ability to repel

   "a repulsive force"

3. hideous, repulsiveadjective

   so extremely ugly as to be terrifying

   "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. repulsiveadjective

   tending to rouse aversion or to repulse

2. repulsiveadjective

   having the capacity to repel

3. Etymology: repulse + -ive

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Repulsiveadjective

   Driving off; having the power to beat back or drive off.

   Etymology: from repulse.

   The parts of the salt or vitriol recede from one another, and endeavour to expand themselves, and get as far asunder as the quantity of water, in which they float, will allow; and does not this endeavour imply, that they have a repulsive force by which they fly from one another, or that they attract the water more strongly than one another? Isaac Newton, Opticks.

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1. repulsive

   Repulsive generally refers to something that causes intense distaste or disgust. It can describe anything from physically unpleasant sights, odors, or tastes, to morally objectionable behaviors or attitudes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Repulsiveadjective

   serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force

2. Repulsiveadjective

   cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. rpulsif.]

Matched Categories

1. • Physics

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Anagrams for repulsive »

1. prelusive

2. pulverise

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How to say repulsive in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of repulsive in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of repulsive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of repulsive in a Sentence

1. Amy Vanderbilt:

   Do not speak of repulsive matters at table.

2. Kim Burch:

   It's sad. It's really sad, if we had known this was going on, we would have never let him join this fraternity. I never in my life thought I was sending a 17-year-old kid off to end up two months later gone. It's repulsive. He would have been better off joining the Marines and going to war.

3. Thomas Robb:

   This publication is repulsive and their views do not represent the tens of millions of Americans who are uniting behind The Trump campaign. overall, we do like Donald Trump nationalist views and Donald Trump words about shutting down the border to illegal aliens. It’s not an endorsement because, like anybody, there’s things you disagree with.

4. Gael García Bernal:

   This is what happens when somebody validates that conversation, that discourse, that's how genocide begins, that's how civil wars start, by validating that ignorant, repulsive, bigoted discourse.

5. Max Wise:

   I don't agree with these comments I find them repulsive.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=repulsive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Repulsive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=repulsive
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repulsive
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=repulsive