repulsion, standoff
(noun) the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, horror
(noun) intense aversion
repulsion, repulsive force
(noun) the force by which bodies repel one another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
repulsion (countable and uncountable, plural repulsions)
The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled.
An extreme dislike of something, or hostility to something.
(physics) The repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity.
• attraction
• neuropils
Source: Wiktionary
Re*pul"sion (r-pl"shn), n. Etym: [L. repulsio: cf. F. répulsion.]
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)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
