repulsion
noun
1 repulsion
The force by which bodies repel one another.
synonym: repulsive force.
Roget 289: repulsion; driving from etc. v.; repulse, abduction. magnetic repulsion, magnetic levitation; antigravity.
2 repulsion
Intense aversion.
synonyms: horror, repugnance, revulsion.
Dutch: afkeer, aversie, afgrijzen, afschuw, gruwel
3 repulsion
The act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand.
synonym: standoff.
Moby thesaurus: abhorrence, abomination, allergy, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, challenge, cold sweat, combative reaction, complaint, counteraction, creeping flesh, defiance, demur, detestation, disgust, dispute, dissent, dissentience, enmity ... show more.
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