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
24 June 2025
(noun) very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.