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The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An extreme dislike of something, or hostility to something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
The repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Antonyms: none provided
the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: standoff
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stand
intense aversion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: repugnance, revulsion, horror
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disgust
the force by which bodies repel one another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: repulsive force
Antonyms: attraction
Broader terms: force
Borrowed from Middle French répulsion, from Late Latin repulsio, repulsionem, from Latin repulsus.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
отблъскване
(otblǎskvane)
— the act of repelling or the condition of being repelled
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Danish:
afvikling
— the act of repelling or the condition of being repelled
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German:
Abstoßung
— the act of repelling or the condition of being repelled
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Greek:
απώθηση
(apóthisi)
— the act of repelling or the condition of being repelled
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Hungarian:
taszítás
— the act of repelling or the condition of being repelled
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Hungarian:
eltaszítás
— the act of repelling or the condition of being repelled
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Irish:
éaradh
— the act of repelling or the condition of being repelled
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Māori:
taiaritanga
— the act of repelling or the condition of being repelled
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Māori:
taieritanga
— the act of repelling or the condition of being repelled
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Piedmontese:
repulsion
— the act of repelling or the condition of being repelled
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Romanian:
repulsie
— the act of repelling or the condition of being repelled
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Russian:
отраже́ние
(otražénije)
— the act of repelling or the condition of being repelled
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Spanish:
repulsión
— the act of repelling or the condition of being repelled
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Tagalog:
sikway
— the act of repelling or the condition of being repelled
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Telugu:
వికర్షణ
(vikarṣaṇa)
— the act of repelling or the condition of being repelled
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Albanian:
efsh
— an extreme dislike of something
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Bulgarian:
антипатия
(antipatija)
— an extreme dislike of something
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German:
Abstoßung
— an extreme dislike of something
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German:
Repulsion
— an extreme dislike of something
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German:
Abscheu
— an extreme dislike of something
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Hungarian:
irtózás
— an extreme dislike of something
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Hungarian:
iszony
— an extreme dislike of something
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Hungarian:
iszonyodás
— an extreme dislike of something
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Māori:
whakarihariha
— an extreme dislike of something
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Māori:
ongaonga
— an extreme dislike of something
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Māori:
whakarikarika
— an extreme dislike of something
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Māori:
whakahouhou
— an extreme dislike of something
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Māori:
kopekope
— an extreme dislike of something
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Māori:
whakaweriweri
— an extreme dislike of something
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Romanian:
repulsie
— an extreme dislike of something
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Romanian:
dezgust
— an extreme dislike of something
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Russian:
антипа́тия
(antipátija)
— an extreme dislike of something
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Russian:
отвраще́ние
(otvraščénije)
— an extreme dislike of something
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Spanish:
repulsión
— an extreme dislike of something
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Tocharian B:
ykāṃṣe
— an extreme dislike of something
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Bulgarian:
отблъскване
(otblǎskvane)
— physics: the repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity
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Estonian:
tõukejõud
— physics: the repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity
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German:
Abstoßung
— physics: the repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity
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German:
Repulsion
— physics: the repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity
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Hungarian:
taszítás
— physics: the repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity
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Hungarian:
taszítóerő
— physics: the repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity
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Romanian:
respingere
— physics: the repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity
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Romanian:
recul
— physics: the repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity
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Russian:
отталкивание
(ottalkivanije)
— physics: the repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity
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Spanish:
repulsión
— physics: the repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity
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Tagalog:
sikway
— physics: the repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity
