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- Dictionaryrepulsion/rɪˈpʌlʃn/
noun
- 1. a feeling of intense distaste or disgust: "people talk about the case with a mixture of fascination and repulsion"
- 2. a force under the influence of which objects tend to move away from each other, e.g. through having the same magnetic polarity or electric charge: "bond lengths are increased due to increasing repulsion between the atoms"
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The meaning of REPULSION is the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed. How to use repulsion in a sentence.
REPULSION definition: 1. strong dislike or disapproval: 2. the force in physics that pushes two objects apart: 3…. Learn more.
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.
REPULSION meaning: 1. strong dislike or disapproval: 2. the force in physics that pushes two objects apart: 3…. Learn more.
Repulsion is getting grossed out. If the thought of great green globs of greasy grimy gopher guts makes you recoil in horror, then you've experienced repulsion, or an intense aversion to something.
Definition of repulsion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. The act of repulsing or the condition of being repulsed: the repulsion of an attack on the fort. 2. Extreme aversion: felt nothing but repulsion at the remark. 3. Physics The force that causes particles or bodies to repel one another, as from having the same electric charge or magnetic polarity.
Repulsion is a force that pushes two things apart, such as the force that there is in magnets.
REPULSION meaning: a strong feeling that someone or something is extremely unpleasant. Learn more.
Jun 23, 2023 · Noun. [ edit] repulsion ( countable and uncountable, plural repulsions) The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled. An extreme dislike of something, or hostility to something. ( physics) The repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity. Antonyms. [ edit] attraction. Derived terms. [ edit]
