repulsive
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- enPR: /rĭ-pŭl'sĭv/, /rē-pŭl'sĭv/
Adjective [edit]
repulsive (comparative more repulsive, superlative most repulsive)
Usage notes [edit]
- Nouns to which "repulsive" is often applied: force, interaction, potential.
Synonyms [edit]
- repellent
- similar: disgusting, vile
Antonyms [edit]
- (tending to rouse aversion) attractive
- (physics, having the capacity to repel) attractive
Translations [edit]
tending to rouse aversion or to repulse
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(physics) having the capacity to repel
Anagrams [edit]
Italian [edit]
Adjective [edit]
repulsive f
- Feminine plural form of repulsivo