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repulsion

re·pul·sion

repulsion

 
 
pronunciation:
rih puhl shn
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the act of repelling, or the condition of being repelled.
antonyms:
attraction
similar words:
odium
definition 2: extreme distaste, disgust, or aversion.
She felt repulsion as she watched the footage depicting the war crimes.
antonyms:
allure, attraction
similar words:
abomination, disgust, nausea
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)repulsion close, cosmic, electric, electrical, electromagnetic, electrostatic, false, female, gravitational, hard-core, instinctive, intense, magnetic, mutual, natural, physical, positive, simultaneous, static, strong, visceral  [See all][See only the most frequent]
verb + (n.)repulsion cause, manifest, overcome, produce, witness
noun + (n.)repulsion Help act, admiration, atom, attraction, beacon, charge, combination, coulomb, countenance, curiosity, electron, energy, fascination, fear, feeling, force, girl, horror, magnet, particle, proton, reaction, seduction, strength, tension, terror, universe, vacuum, violence [See all][See only the most frequent]