repulsion
The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled.
Other meanings
An extreme dislike of something, or hostility to something.
The repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity.
Antonyms
- attraction
Related words
- interrepulsion
- Coulomb repulsion
- chemorepulsion
- electrorepulsion
- repulsion motor
Word history
From Latin "repulsus".
Where this comes from
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