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repulsion

/rɪ'pəlʃən/

Synonyms of repulsion Antonyms of repulsion Examples of repulsion Usage of repulsion Parts of repulsion Definition that contains repulsion Words sounding like repulsion Explanation of repulsion

noun
intense aversion
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horror repugnance revulsion

type of:
disgust
noun
the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
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standoff

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stand
noun
the force by which bodies repel one another
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repulsive force

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attraction

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force

Definition that contains repulsion

electroscope measuring instrument that detects electric charge; two gold leaves diverge owing to repulsion of charges with like sign
coulomb's law a fundamental principle of electrostatics; the force of attraction or repulsion between two charged particles is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the distance between them; principle also holds for magnetic poles