According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
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 January 2025
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.