repellencen.

Brit.

/rᵻˈpɛləns/,

/rᵻˈpɛln̩s/, U.S.

/rəˈpɛləns/,

/riˈpɛləns/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: repellent adj., -ence suffix.

Etymology: < repellent adj.: see -ence suffix. Compare earlier repellency n. Compare also repellance n., repellancy n.1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Repellence, a repealing or disannulling.

1. The action of repel v. (in various senses); an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun] > a denial or refusal

nayc1390

negation?a1425

non1551

negativec1571

counterbuff1579

say-nay1657

repellent1777

repellence1817

raspberry1919

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > [noun] > driving away > repelling > quality or power of

repellency1733

repellence1817

1817 A. M'Gennis Strathbogie IV. ii. 16 Their ignorant discontent..reaches heaven, nor meets repellence there, but echo gives it through the vaulted roof.

1866 H. Bushnell Vicarious Sacrifice ii. iv. 206 There have been severities and repellences, and discouraging tokens, blended so continually with the story.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Oct. 4/2 The armament of the Rodney..is only in strict keeping with his powers of repellence.

1941 Bot. Rev. 7 544 The problems of plant resistance and the repellence of insect attacks..have attracted much attention.

1980 I. D. Shepherd & C. J. Thomas in J. A. Dawson Retail Geogr. i. 56 Principles which promoted clustering of some establishments..and the mutual repellence of others.

2000 L. L. Williams Nietzsche's Mirror iii. 53 The motions of the forces were described in terms of attraction and repellence.

2. The fact or quality of being repellent (in various senses).

ΚΠ

1862 W. H. Sykes Let. 26 Sept. in Taeping Rebellion in China (1863) 69 The Chinese political party whose principal characteristic is repellence to foreigners.

1893 M. B. Betham-Edwards Curb of Honor xi. 113 The paraphernalia of the grave had no repellence for him.

1920 D. H. Parker Princ. Aesthetics xii. 293 The artist can create a beauty of form overlying the repellence of the subject.

1984 Times 8 Mar. 13/6 A Russian emigré of appalling sexual habits who wallows in his own repellence.

2001 R. Adams Sideshow U.S.A viii. 204 She embodies the freak's paradoxical combination of repellence and allure.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	repellence
释义	repellencen. Brit. /rᵻˈpɛləns/, /rᵻˈpɛln̩s/, U.S. /rəˈpɛləns/, /riˈpɛləns/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: repellent adj., -ence suffix. Etymology: < repellent adj.: see -ence suffix. Compare earlier repellency n. Compare also repellance n., repellancy n.1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Repellence, a repealing or disannulling. 1. The action of repel v. (in various senses); an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun] > a denial or refusal nayc1390 negation?a1425 non1551 negativec1571 counterbuff1579 say-nay1657 repellent1777 repellence1817 raspberry1919 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > [noun] > driving away > repelling > quality or power of repellency1733 repellence1817 1817 A. M'Gennis Strathbogie IV. ii. 16 Their ignorant discontent..reaches heaven, nor meets repellence there, but echo gives it through the vaulted roof. 1866 H. Bushnell Vicarious Sacrifice ii. iv. 206 There have been severities and repellences, and discouraging tokens, blended so continually with the story. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Oct. 4/2 The armament of the Rodney..is only in strict keeping with his powers of repellence. 1941 Bot. Rev. 7 544 The problems of plant resistance and the repellence of insect attacks..have attracted much attention. 1980 I. D. Shepherd & C. J. Thomas in J. A. Dawson Retail Geogr. i. 56 Principles which promoted clustering of some establishments..and the mutual repellence of others. 2000 L. L. Williams Nietzsche's Mirror iii. 53 The motions of the forces were described in terms of attraction and repellence. 2. The fact or quality of being repellent (in various senses). ΚΠ 1862 W. H. Sykes Let. 26 Sept. in Taeping Rebellion in China (1863) 69 The Chinese political party whose principal characteristic is repellence to foreigners. 1893 M. B. Betham-Edwards Curb of Honor xi. 113 The paraphernalia of the grave had no repellence for him. 1920 D. H. Parker Princ. Aesthetics xii. 293 The artist can create a beauty of form overlying the repellence of the subject. 1984 Times 8 Mar. 13/6 A Russian emigré of appalling sexual habits who wallows in his own repellence. 2001 R. Adams Sideshow U.S.A viii. 204 She embodies the freak's paradoxical combination of repellence and allure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1817
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