Repulsion Common

Origin: Latin suffix -sion

Repulsion has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

the force by which bodies repel one another

repulsion repulsive force

intense aversion

repugnance repulsion revulsion horror

the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand

repulsion standoff

The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled.

See Also

repulse repulsive aversion repugnancy electroscope repugnance debunching osmophobic

Related Terms

repulse repulsive aversion repugnancy electroscope repugnance debunching osmophobic electric charge electrorepulsion dislike hostility repeller repel ionophobic repelled magnetic polarity repelling self repellency revulsion

Antonyms

attractive force

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

force disgust stand

Rhyming Words

ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion

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