repulsion
noun
repulsions
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pluralof repulsion.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Ms. Dixon often seesaws between a work’s attractions and its repulsions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
This order of repulsions determines the amount of space occupied by different regions of electrons.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
We can also learn how to get over our repulsions.
From The Verge ● May 9, 2018
Mr. Hastings writes incisively about the attractions and repulsions of the new media gossip.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2014
He knows that there are no miracles in chemistry; that the attractions and repulsions, the loves and hatreds, of atoms are constant.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany by Robert Green Ingersoll
