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Repulsion

Repulsion Meaning & Definition
Repulsion Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Repulsion?

[n] the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
[n] intense aversion
[n] the force by which bodies repel one another

Synonyms | Synonyms for Repulsion: horror | repugnance | repulsive force | revulsion | standoff

Related Terms | Find terms related to Repulsion:

See Also | disgust | force | stand

Repulsion In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*pul"sion\ (r?-p?l"sh?n), n. [L. repulsio: cf. F. r['e]pulsion.] 1. The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled. 2. A feeling of violent offence or disgust; repugnance. 3. (Physics) The power, either inherent or due to some physical action, by which bodies, or the particles of bodies, are made to recede from each other, or to resist each other's nearer approach; as, molecular repulsion; electrical repulsion.

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