repulsion

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpʌlʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the force by which bodies repel one another
  2. noun intense aversion
  3. noun the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French répulsion, from Late Latin repulsio, repulsionem, from Latin repulsus.

In classic literature

Synonyms

repulsive force

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
force
Opposite (antonyms)
attraction

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