REPULSION

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

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Antonyms

• attraction

Anagrams

• neuropils

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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