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repulsion
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  1. repulsion
  2. repulsion-induction motor
  3. repulsion motor

re·pul·sion

noun \ri-ˈpəl-shən\

Definition of REPULSION

1
: the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
2
: the action of repelling : the force with which bodies, particles, or like forces repel one another
3
: a feeling of aversion : repugnance
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Examples of REPULSION

  1. I read about what happened with a feeling of shock and repulsion.
  2. She felt a repulsion for politics.
  3. a repulsion between the particles
  4. their successful repulsion of the attack

First Known Use of REPULSION

15th century

Related to REPULSION

Synonyms
aversion, distaste, horror, loathing, nausea, repugnance, disgust, revulsion

Rhymes with REPULSION

avulsion, compulsion, convulsion, emulsion, evulsion, expulsion, impulsion, propulsion, revulsion

re·pul·sion

noun \ri-ˈpəl-shən\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of REPULSION

: the tendency of some linked genetic characters to be inherited separately because a dominant allele for each character occurs on the same chromosome as a recessive allele of the other—compare coupling 2

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