repulsion

noun

ri-ˈpəl-shən How to pronounce repulsion (audio)
Definition of repulsionnext
as in disgust
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness we giggled at my father, who was overcome with repulsion when he realized he was eating octopus

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Recent Examples of repulsion Scientists around the world have been working for decades on fusion, which requires overcoming particles’ natural repulsion to combining. — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 27 May 2026 These conventions predictably trigger emotions such as fear, anxiety, shock, disgust, surprise, repulsion, and relief. — Tham Thi Nguyen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 Covering politics today is a grim dance between the vicious and the idiotic, between repulsion and despair. — Megan McArdle, Washington Post, 10 May 2026 Part of the reason is due to its incredible weakness; the gravitational attraction between two electrons is more than forty orders of magnitude smaller than the electrostatic repulsion between two electrons. — Big Think, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for repulsion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repulsion
  1. disgust
  2. hatred
  3. horror
  4. nausea
  5. distaste
Noun
  • When James Kelman won the Booker Prize in 1994, the decision was met with disgust by the literary establishment, appalled by the profanity and the informality of the Glasgow drunk whose inner life the novel details.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Mammals exposed to the stream of blood react with notable disgust.
    — RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of disgust
Noun
  • Orlando should be proud of the people who gave those words meaning by refusing to let hatred go unanswered.
    — Linda Chapin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The exchange is one of many contentious clashes between those who oppose data centers in their communities, which have earned bipartisan hatred, and those advocating for them.
    — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of hatred
Noun
  • After a horror-heavy October, studios are rolling out their awards bait.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Daisy Ridley, Sosie Bacon and Simon Rex are set to star in Get Rid of It, a horror project that Ry Russo-Young will direct from a script by Gemma Holdway.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of horror
Noun
  • The Aliso Canyon gas leak took nearly four months to control, sickened thousands of families and forced them from their homes near the San Fernando Valley to escape a sulfurous stench and maladies including headaches, nausea and nose bleeds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The virus can cause fever, severe muscle and joint pain, nausea, rash and, in severe cases, dangerous complications or death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of nausea
Noun
  • Millet and Twain share a distaste for authority figures and social niceties, a suspicion of organized religion and a wild sense of adventure that can border on science fiction.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Trump said in a Truth Social post Thursday that Cornyn’s continued distaste for Paxton was to blame if Paxton loses.
    — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of distaste

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“Repulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repulsion. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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