repulsion
English Thesaurus
1. the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | stand, |
| definition | : | a defensive effort (noun.act) |
2. intense aversion (noun.feeling)
| hypernym | : | disgust, |
| definition | : | strong feelings of dislike (noun.feeling) |
3. the force by which bodies repel one another (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | force, |
| definition | : | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity (noun.phenomenon) |
| attribute | : | repulsive, |
| definition | : | possessing the ability to repel (adj.all) |
4. the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand (noun.act)
| derivation | : | drive back, fight off, rebuff, repel, repulse, |
| definition | : | force or drive back (verb.competition) |
5. intense aversion (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive, |
| definition | : | offensive to the mind (adj.all) |
6. the force by which bodies repel one another (noun.phenomenon)
| antonym | : | attraction, attractive force, |
| definition | : | the force by which one object attracts another (noun.phenomenon) |
7. the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand (noun.act)
| derivation | : | drive back, fight off, rebuff, repel, repulse, |
| definition | : | force or drive back (verb.competition) |
8. intense aversion (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive, |
| definition | : | offensive to the mind (adj.all) |
9. the force by which bodies repel one another (noun.phenomenon)
| antonym | : | attraction, attractive force, |
| definition | : | the force by which one object attracts another (noun.phenomenon) |
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