repulsion

English

Noun

repulsion (plural repulsions)

1. The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled.
2. An extreme dislike of something, or hostility to something.
3. (physics) The repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity.

Antonyms

• attraction

Related terms

• repel
• repulsive
• repellent

Translations

the act of repelling or the condition of being repelled

• Greek: απώθηση (apothisi)
• Russian: отражение (ru) (otraženije)

• Telugu: వికర్షణ (te) (vikarshaNa)

an extreme dislike of something

• Romanian: repulsie (ro) f, dezgust (ro) n

• Russian: антипатия (ru) (antipatija) f, отвращение (ru) (otvraščenije) n

physics: the repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity

• Romanian: respingere (ro) f, recul (ro) n

• Russian: отталкивание (ru) (ottalkivanije) n

Anagrams

• neuropils