Repulsive
11repulsive — adjective their bathroom was repulsive Syn: revolting, disgusting, abhorrent, repellent, repugnant, offensive, objectionable, vile, foul, nasty, loathsome, sickening, nauseating, hateful, detestable, execrable, abominable, monstrous …
12repulsive — repellent, repulsive Repulsive is the stronger of the two words, implying physical recoiling rather than just a feeling of disgust: • I was given some repulsive food which, by the end of the second day, I trained myself to eat Brian Aldiss, 1991… …
13repulsive — adjective Date: 1594 1. serving or able to repulse < repulsive force > 2. tending to repel or reject ; cold, forbidding 3. arousing aversion or disgust < repulsive crimes > • repulsively adverb • repulsiveness …
14répulsive — ● répulsif, répulsive adjectif (latin repulsus, repoussé) Qui exerce une répulsion. ● répulsif, répulsive (synonymes) adjectif (latin repulsus, repoussé) Qui exerce une répulsion. Synonymes …
15repulsive — adj. repulsive to * * * [rɪ pʌlsɪv] repulsive to …
16repulsive — re|pul|sive [rıˈpʌlsıv] adj 1.) extremely unpleasant, in a way that almost makes you feel sick = ↑revolting, disgusting ↑disgusting ▪ Many people find slugs repulsive. 2.) technical repulsive forces push objects away from each other… …
17repulsive — re|pul|sive [ rı pʌlsıv ] adjective 1. ) someone or something that is repulsive is so unpleasant that you feel slightly sick when you see them or think about them: DISGUSTING 2. ) SCIENCE a repulsive force makes things move apart ╾ re|pul|sive|ly …
18repulsive — adjective 1 very unpleasant: What a repulsive man! 2 technical repulsive forces push objects away from each other repulsively adverb repulsiveness noun (U) …
19repulsive — UK [rɪˈpʌlsɪv] / US adjective 1) someone or something that is repulsive is so unpleasant that you feel slightly ill when you see them or think about them 2) physics a repulsive force makes things move away from each other Derived word:… …
20Repulsive force — may refer to: * Repulsive force (astronomy), which according to certain theories causes planets and matter to get farther and farther apart * Like charges repelling according to Coulomb s law * Repulsive force (magnetism) between magnets of… …
