Definition of repulsive
1 : serving or able to repulse repulsive force
2 : tending to repel or reject : cold, forbidding
3 : arousing aversion or disgust repulsive crimes
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Examples of repulsive in a Sentence
Magnets have a repulsive effect on each other.
a repulsive display of shameless flattery that made the embarrassed actor wrinkle his nose in disgust
Recent Examples of repulsive from the Web
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Dugan, the once great baseball star, is a character that is all parts repulsive, endearing, and predictable.
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The name of this repulsive villain — who is so lacking in decency as to shoot big game in Africa — is no less than Doug Strutt, which will strike different viewers as either stinging and hilarious or blunt to the point of numbskullery.
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Rent-seeking is lucrative, which is why there is so much of it, even when its pedigree is repulsive.
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The name of this repulsive villain — who is so lacking in decency as to shoot big game in Africa — is no less than Doug Strutt, which will strike different viewers as either stinging and hilarious or blunt to the point of numbskullery.
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And Varga will continue being the most repulsive character in television history.
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This is, after all, the same man who spends so much time criticizing Trump while making heart-eyes at Ann Coulter, an unadulterated bigot who made a name for herself being as repulsive and racist as humanly possible.
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Cassidy (Joe Gilgun), Preacher Vampire TV tends to feature two types of bloodsuckers: the mopey and heartsick (see True Blood, The Vampire Diaries), or the creepy and repulsive (The Strain).
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Calle’s work is always a bit emotionally repulsive, too close to the bone, too deeply felt.
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First Known Use of repulsive
1594
REPULSIVE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of repulsive for English Language Learners
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: causing strong dislike or disgust
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physics : of or relating to the force that pushes something away from something else
REPULSIVE Defined for Kids
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: causing disgust a repulsive sight
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