repulsion

1375–1425; late Middle English <Middle French <Medieval Latin repulsiōn- (stem of Late Latin repulsiō), equivalent to Latin repuls(us) (see repulse) + -iōn--ion

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in·ter·re·pul·sion, noun

Words nearby repulsion

repudiation, repugn, repugnance, repugnant, repulse, repulsion, repulsive, repurchase, repurchase agreement, repurpose, reputable

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How to use repulsion in a sentence

On November 17, A24 released Horror Caviar, a cookbook that exploits and embraces our conflicting repulsion and craving for food as horror.
With Cookbook ‘Horror Caviar,’ A24 Brings Terror to the Kitchen|Madeleine Davies|November 18, 2021|Eater
Such descriptions imply a sort of simultaneous repulsion and attraction.
Stop calling food ‘exotic’|Daniela Galarza|July 8, 2021|Washington Post
That event unlocked an unprecedented global wave of rage and repulsion.
For generations, African Americans have led global antiracist movements|Brenda Plummer|February 18, 2021|Washington Post
Amino acid chains collapse—or fold—into a structure based on electrochemical rules of attraction and repulsion between molecules.
Know when to fold ’em: How a company best known for playing games used A.I. to solve one of biology’s greatest mysteries|Jeremy Kahn|November 30, 2020|Fortune

Repulsion by Polanski is one of my real inspirations of several of his films.
Wes Craven's Favorite Scary Movies|Wes Craven|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My dad and Carlos had another thing in common: their repulsion at sentimentality.
My Father Sergio Muñoz Bata’s Friendship With Novelist Carlos Fuentes|Lorenza Muñoz|May 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Better for all of us that it dies a natural death from simple repulsion and lack of interest.
Boycott the Cross-Dressing Show! ABC’s New Sitcom ‘Work It’ Doesn't Work|Noelle Howey|January 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Seeing it gave me the same feeling of unease and repulsion I had whenever witnessing self-flagellation.
The Hip Hop Inauguration|Stanley Crouch|December 19, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Then anger stirred in him, and quenched the sorrow with which at first he had marked the signs of her repulsion.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
But there are other laws, the power of repulsion, for instance, whose omission would be equally fatal.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward
Mr. Peck leaned over the corpse, revealing none of the repulsion that Ward was sure he would exhibit.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
He would have seized her, but a quick, passionate gesture of repulsion kept him back.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa
A shiver of repulsion, for him and his killings, ran over her.
The Range Boss|Charles Alden Seltzer

British Dictionary definitions for repulsion

repulsion

/ (rɪˈpʌlʃən) /

noun

a feeling of disgust or aversion

physics a force tending to separate two objects, such as the force between two like electric charges or magnetic poles

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Medical definitions for repulsion

repulsion

[ rĭ-pŭl′shən ]

The act of repelling or driving apart.

A feeling of extreme dislike.

The tendency of particles or bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity to separate.

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