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repulsive
[ri-puhl-siv]
adjective
causing repugnance or aversion.
a repulsive mask.
capable of causing repulsion; serving to repulse.
to present enough repulsive force to keep the enemy from daring to attack.
tending to drive away or keep at a distance; cold; forbidding.
arrogant, repulsive airs to frighten the timid.
Physics., of the nature of or characterized by physical repulsion.
repulsive
/ rɪˈpʌlsɪv /
adjective
causing or occasioning repugnance; loathsome; disgusting or distasteful
a repulsive sight
tending to repel, esp by coldness and discourtesy
physics concerned with, producing, or being a repulsion
Other Word Forms
- repulsively adverb
- repulsiveness noun
- self-repulsive adjective
- unrepulsive adjective
- unrepulsively adverb
- unrepulsiveness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of repulsive1
Example Sentences
Tuchel's relationship with Bellingham has already created headlines, particularly when he admitted after the 3-1 loss to Senegal at the City Ground in June that his mother sometimes viewed the player's on-field behaviour as "repulsive" .
Tuchel was keen to stress his positive relationship with Bellingham after he was forced to apologise to the midfielder earlier this year for calling his behaviour on the pitch "repulsive" during a live interview.
The England manager apologised for describing the midfielder's on-field behaviour as "repulsive", saying he used the word "unintentionally", and also spoke to the Real Madrid player at the time.
Politicians in red states propose repulsive names for their immigration detention facility — “Alligator Alcatraz” in Florida, for instance, or “Speedway Slammer” in Indiana.
I snapped my feet from all angles, each photo more repulsive than the last.
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