repulsion

noun

re·pul·sion ri-ˈpəl-shən How to pronounce repulsion (audio)

: the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed

: the action of repelling : the force with which bodies, particles, or like forces repel one another

: a feeling of aversion : repugnance

Example Sentences

I read about what happened with a feeling of shock and repulsion. She felt a repulsion for politics. a repulsion between the particles their successful repulsion of the attack

Recent Examples on the Web Lizzo’s music forces a political response, and sometimes repulsion.

Armond White, National Review, 29 June 2022 The push-pull tension between attraction and repulsion compels reflection on the ways in which fashion is inevitably about more than clothes.

New York Times, 29 June 2022 Adding an extra layer of repulsion to outsiders, Disney adults’ ability to escape into this fantasy is almost entirely dependent on their ability to afford it.

Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2022 Electromagnetic force was well explained by quantum field theory, which pictured attraction or repulsion as an exchange of massless particles—photons—able to travel across unlimited distances.

Andrew Crumey, WSJ, 3 June 2022 But at higher energies, protons generate a magnetic field that counters this repulsion, and more can fit into the same space.

Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2022 My repulsion towards my scars didn't stem from any sadness that my arm was gone.

Allure, 19 Apr. 2022 Murphy’s live-in-concert repulsion fantasias belie a tenderness that resides at the core of some of his work.

New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022 Engineers and molecular geneticists built a web server that can analyze noncoding RNA’s raw CLASH data, and scientists described the cognitive repulsion mechanism that causes people to get lost in supermarkets.

Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English repulsioun, borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French repulcion, repulsion, borrowed from Medieval Latin repulsiōn, repulsiō "action of driving away or expelling" (Late Latin, "refutation"), derivative, with the suffix of verbal action -tiōn-, -tiō, of Latin repellere "to push away, drive back, fend off " (with -s- from past participle and verbal noun repulsus) — more at repel

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	repulsion
释义	repulsion noun re·pul·sion ri-ˈpəl-shən 1 : the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed 2 : the action of repelling : the force with which bodies, particles, or like forces repel one another 3 : a feeling of aversion : repugnance Synonyms aversion disgust distaste horror loathing nausea repugnance revulsion See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences I read about what happened with a feeling of shock and repulsion. She felt a repulsion for politics. a repulsion between the particles their successful repulsion of the attack Recent Examples on the Web Lizzo’s music forces a political response, and sometimes repulsion. Armond White, National Review, 29 June 2022 The push-pull tension between attraction and repulsion compels reflection on the ways in which fashion is inevitably about more than clothes. New York Times, 29 June 2022 Adding an extra layer of repulsion to outsiders, Disney adults’ ability to escape into this fantasy is almost entirely dependent on their ability to afford it. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2022 Electromagnetic force was well explained by quantum field theory, which pictured attraction or repulsion as an exchange of massless particles—photons—able to travel across unlimited distances. Andrew Crumey, WSJ, 3 June 2022 But at higher energies, protons generate a magnetic field that counters this repulsion, and more can fit into the same space. Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2022 My repulsion towards my scars didn't stem from any sadness that my arm was gone. Allure, 19 Apr. 2022 Murphy’s live-in-concert repulsion fantasias belie a tenderness that resides at the core of some of his work. New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022 Engineers and molecular geneticists built a web server that can analyze noncoding RNA’s raw CLASH data, and scientists described the cognitive repulsion mechanism that causes people to get lost in supermarkets. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English repulsioun, borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French repulcion, repulsion, borrowed from Medieval Latin repulsiōn, repulsiō "action of driving away or expelling" (Late Latin, "refutation"), derivative, with the suffix of verbal action -tiōn-, -tiō, of Latin repellere "to push away, drive back, fend off " (with -s- from past participle and verbal noun repulsus) — more at repel First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition repulsion noun re·pul·sion ri-ˈpəl-shən : the tendency of some linked genetic characters to be inherited separately because a dominant allele for each character occurs on the same chromosome as a recessive allele of the other compare coupling sense 2 repulsion noun as in disgust a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness we giggled at my father, who was overcome with repulsion when he realized he was eating octopus Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance disgust hatred revulsion distaste nausea repugnance horror loathing disapproval aversion antipathy hate abhorrence displeasure dislike disliking abomination allergy execration disinclination averseness disfavor Antonyms & Near Antonyms love taste use fondness preference propensity appetite liking favor bent predilection partiality fancy penchant relish like shine See More
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repulsion

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